Jimi Hendrix released “Are You Experienced,” which is considered one of the most influential debut albums ever.
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The first-ever quadraphonic concert was held.
The first university in the New World, the National University of San Marcos, was founded in Lima, Peru.
National Hospital Day was first observed.
The Soviet Union's Luna 5 uncrewed spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon.
Juan María Fernández y Krohn tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.