- India-Pakistan War begins in Kashmir.
- Watts race riots (Los Angeles)
- Rhodesia declares independence
- Military rule in Indonesia under Suharto after attempted Communist coup
- Singapore secedes from Malaysia; Lee Kuan Yew PM
- Black Muslim leader Malcolm X assassinated in NY
- First space walk (Ivan Leonov)
- U.S. Gemini 6 & 7 Spacecraft rendezvous in orbit
- Silicon chip developed
- British fashion designer Mary Quant introduces the miniskirt
- "Lava lamps" (originally "Astrolights") become popular
