1695 – A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
1961 – 1st performance of Beach Boys, Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name.
1999 – Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.
1959 – Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents. Forced removals from Sophiatown had started in 1955 and by 1963 the demolition of the existing houses started. The area was reassigned to white residents and called Triomf (meaning triumph).
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