The filming of the first James Bond movie, “Dr. No,” began.
The movie was based on the 1958 novel of the same name.
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French King Louis XVI was sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweeted a photo of the first flower ever grown in space.
Miguel de Cervantes published his novel Don Quixote.
Christopher Columbus left the New World to sail to Spain.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.