A fire broke out in the evening and swept through the city of Rome, which lasted longer than a week.
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The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
