Genius Albert Einstein died due to heart failure at age 76.
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The Royal Academy of History (Real Academia de la Historia) was founded in Madrid by King Philip V of Spain.
Pope Saint Eusebius became the bishop of Rome.
NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
A gunman named Gabriel Wortman rampaged through Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, was elected.