Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
On June 10, 2002, John Gotti died from throat cancer while in confinement.
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The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
The '2001: A Space Odyssey' sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
