1791 - Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution of the clergy
1874 - Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student
1962 - Gala preview dinner held atop the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, prior to opening of the Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair)
1964 - Simon and Garfunkel record the first version of "The Sound of Silence" at Columbia Studios in New York City
1996 - 37th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Mississippi State beats Kentucky, 84-73

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1916 - Pamela Mason [Ostrer], British actress, author and talk-show host (Lady Possessed), born in Rochford, England (d. 1996)
1933 - Ralph Emery, American country music DJ and television host (Nashville Now), born in McEwen, Tennessee (d. 2022)
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