Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
Gandhi was taking part in afternoon prayers when Nathuram Godse shot him point-blank.
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Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.
Over 321,000 people attended Winston Churchill's funeral to say goodbye.
Silent romance comedy ''City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin premiered at the Los Angeles Theater.
Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Researchers identified the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans.
