Soviet Union
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
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Watergate scandal
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
President of Pakistan
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
Lyndon B. Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
Operation Auca
Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador shortly after making first contact.
Andrei Zhdanov
Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan.
Commonwealth of the Philippines
World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces.
World War II
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.