A notorious pirate is captured and killed, RCA Victor buys Elvis' contract from Sun Records, the nation mourns a president, The Beatles release "The White Album," and "Toy Story" premieres, all on this day.
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1963: British writer Aldous Huxley, best known as the author of the novel "Brave New World," dies of laryngeal cancer at the age of 69 in Los Angeles.