Genius Albert Einstein died due to heart failure at age 76.
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Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, was elected.
William Lamb became the British prime minister for the second time.
Pope Saint Eusebius became the bishop of Rome.
After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
A gunman named Gabriel Wortman rampaged through Nova Scotia, Canada.