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Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.
Colo-Colo, the most successful and popular soccer football team in the South American nation of Chile, was founded at the El Llano Stadium in San Miguel, Santiago, by footballer David Arellano and som�
The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR.
Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.
The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory.
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist cris�
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.