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Christians burned Beatles records because of John Lennon's negative comments about Jesus.
Christopher Columbus discovered Trinity Islands.
Nobleman John Komnenos the Fat attempted to steal the imperial throne from Alexios III Angelos.
The Rolling Stones began the first of two concerts in Ireland.
The satirical book 'Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect' by Robert Burns was published.