Valletta was made the capital city of Malta.
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Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov made the first spacewalk when he left his Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.
American Astronomer William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, one of Saturn's moons.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
Donna Summer received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.