China performed its first thermonuclear test.
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Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I decided to begin construction of the Taj Mahal.
France carried out its last public execution.
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly into space.
Rock band Led Zeppelin started their last tour of Europe.
The Polio epidemic took hold for the first time in the US at Rutland, Vermont.
