Cyprus gets its independence from the United Kingdom.

The Sistine Chapel is consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens for the first time at the USA Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.

The Battle of Warsaw begins and the Red Army is defeated.

United States President Ronald Reagan jokes off-air on radio: “We begin bombing in five minutes” during a sound check. The recording of it was later…

The Magellan spacecraft reaches Venus.

Singapore is expelled from Malaysia.

The Great Train Robbery in England. Fifteen train robbers steal £2.6 million.

The first match of Australian Rules Football was played between Melbourne Football Club and Scotch Grammar