NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
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Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to become a member of the British House of Commons.
East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
The female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read were found guilty of piracy.
The Times of London was first issued.
