Paul Rudd was named People Magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive.
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Holy Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria defeated Frederick I of Austria during the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli released his sixth album, 'Sacred Arias,' which sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling classical album ever by a solo singer.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
King Edward VII was gifted with The Cullinan Diamond (the world's largest diamond) on his 60th birthday.
NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.