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1960 – Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8eqAve3sZw
1972 – Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine die the following day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYLs__Onkvc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aye_WH0txl8
1960 – The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9opold_S%C3%A9dar_Senghor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVAKlemch2M
1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor and producer, is born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kq-TFX--_k