American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.
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NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
The first stone of Giotto's Campanile in Italy was laid.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
Cliff Richard was awarded £210,000 in damages after winning a privacy case against the BBC.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.