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Queen Elizabeth II led the Sydney Opera House's grand opening.
The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R. Tolkein, was published.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
