July 19.2C 1961 .28Wednesday.29 July 1961
memorial 670 killed in french attack on tunisian protesters
bizerte crisis: tunisia sent troops surround french naval base @ bizerte, beginning standoff between 2 nations. demonstration started out peacefully until 2:15 pm, when french army helicopter fired @ ground forces while flying supplies base. france responded bombing , strafing tunisian positions 2 sides exchanged gunfire. 2 days later, france attacked city of bizerte. french losses 13 dead , 35 wounded. tunisians suffered 670 dead , 1,555 wounded.
an aerolĂneas argentinas dc-6 airplane crashed while flying buenos aires comodoro rivadavia, killing 67 persons on board. plane had been attempting make emergency landing @ azul , burst flames after crashing near chachari.
the uss theodore roosevelt (ssbn-600) began first deterrent patrol, loaded polaris missiles.
the first moves made in formation of nato tiger association.
born: harsha bhogle, indian cricket commentator , journalist, in hyderabad
died: hjalmar gullberg, 63, swedish poet, committed suicide
^ douglas gomery, shared ppleasures: history of movie presentation in united states (university of wisconsin press, 1992) p141
^ navy base @ bizerte ringed tunisians , miami news, july 19, 1961, p1 (first edition)
^ tunis fires on helicopter on bizerte , miami news, july 19, 1961, p1 (final edition)
^ tunisians, french open fire , windsor (ont.) star, july 19, 1961, p1
^ christopher alexander, tunisia (taylor & francis, 2010) p90
^ airliner crashes, 67 killed , miami news, july 19, 1961, p1
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