A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
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Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Mother Teresa and The Pope met in Calcutta, where they both fed the sick.
P.T. Barnum purchased the world-famous circus elephant Jumbo.
Walt Disney released '3 Caballeros' in the United States.
Harper Lee announced plans to publish a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'