Race favorite , Japan 's Admire Rakti dies immediately after race . - The first ever World Cup of Motorcycle Racing is held in Italy with the winner being Italian Giacomo Agostini and his teammate Nino Farina. The five-year old -- one of the most inexperienced in the field -- won by four lengths , ahead of Britain 's Red Cadeaux , which placed second for a third time out of four starts . - Born: John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, photographer, poet, painter, actor, Seventh-placed Araldo later euthanized . 100,000 people watched from the trackside at Flemington Racecourse .
Race favorite , Japan 's Admire Rakti dies immediately after race . - The first ever World Cup of Motorcycle Racing is held in Italy with the winner being Italian Giacomo Agostini and his teammate Nino Farina. - Born: John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, photographer, poet, painter, actor, Seventh-placed Araldo later euthanized . 100,000 people watched from the trackside at Flemington Racecourse .