The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
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Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was listed as the richest person on Forbes.
The Beatles released their single ''Let it Be."
