Myra Blackwelder, LPGA golfer

Birth

German Federal Republic joins NATO

Event

John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

Birth

Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies

Death

Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glasier, dies at 67

Death

Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph

Birth

Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship

Event

Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1980)

Birth

Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47

Death

Andrew Jones, cricketer (highly consistent for NZ at 1st drop)

Birth

Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)

Birth

Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox

Event

Tony Gwynn, LA CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres)

Birth

Jim Reilly, rocker (Red Rockers)

Birth

Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth

Event

Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)

Birth

US is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally

Event

US send U-2 over USSR

Event

FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland"

Event

Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96)

Birth

Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings

Event

Balt Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minn Twins

Event

Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone

Event

Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time

Event

US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island

Event