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During a SEATO exercise in the South China Sea, a collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans resulted in the latter vessel being cut in two and the deaths of 74 personnel.
Buddhist crisis: South Vietnamese soldiers attacked Buddhist protesters in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalised.
A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.
Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.
Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea.
At least 28 unarmed Indigenous Australians were massacred at Myall Creek, New South Wales.
The landmark Australian Eastern Mission concluded after a three-month diplomatic tour of East and South-East Asia.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regime.
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82 condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.
Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.
American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.
More than a year after the end of the Vietnam War, North and South Vietnam officially merged under communist rule to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Budd�
Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a North Korean attack.
Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion).
South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders o�
Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.