Franja du Plessis Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
1955
Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
1959
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
1963
Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
1967
Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
1971
The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
1974
United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S.
speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
1975
At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lal