During tests, Virgin Galactic’s experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
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The Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated.
The Kaaba caught fire and was burned down during the Siege of Mecca.
The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
The Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
The American psychological thriller 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis was released.
