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1960: Cassius Clay wins gold at the Rome Olympics

It happened today – this day in history – September 5

05/09/202005/09/2020 Mick Ferris Beatles, Begim, Cassius Clay, Edward VII, Elvis Presley, Franklin D Roosevelt, Great Fire Of London, history, Kerouac, Lennon, Louis XIV, Mandela, Munich, Olympics, Opium War, Rindt, Sadat, Saddam Hussein, September 5, Tsar Nicholas II, Woodrow Wilson

1548: Death of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII. 1638: Birth of Louis XIV in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

1974: Harry Nilsson and John Lennon are thrown out of The Troubadour. Photo from the film Imagine

It happened today – this day in history – March 12

12/03/202011/03/2020 Mick Ferris Anne Frank, Charlie Parker, Dennis The Menace, Fukushima, Gacy, Gandhi, history, Kerouac, Lennoin, March 12, Nijinsky, Nilsson, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols

1054: Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. 1496: Jews are expelled from Syria. 1507: Death of Cesare