Margaret Gorman from Washington, D.C., became the very first Miss America.
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Queen Elizabeth II of England officially opened the Severn Bridge in South West England.
Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder, was crowned king of Germany in Mainz Cathedral by Archbishop Aribo.
Kylie Minogue's signature song 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' was released.
