Events (50 years ago today): 1971 – Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Tom Saffell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)

Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer and coach

Deaths (550 years ago today): 1471 – Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1417)^[15]

Deaths (100 years ago today): 1921 – Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1971 – Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (b. 1923)