Michelle Bachelet became the first female president of Chile.
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More than 20,000 people were killed after Mount Etna erupted in Sicily.
The Empire of Japan established the Empire of Vietnam, which acted as a puppet state to Japan.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Paul McCartney from the Beatles.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the spread of COVID-19 was now at a Pandemic stage.
