Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
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The United Nations declared Matej Gaspar as the five billionth person in the world.
Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal, making her the first individual female Olympic champion.
Harper Lee's book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.
Italy won their second EUFA Euro soccer title after defeating England in penalty shootouts.
