Bradman scored his 1000th cricket run of the English season, becoming the earliest to do so.
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Toronto's CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada's first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.
Saint Petersburg was founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
Turkish President Celâl Bayar was removed from office by a military coup.
The Battle of Tsushima occurred, in which a Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian East Sea fleet.
