Kylie Minogue’s signature song “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” was released.
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'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom.
London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired for the first time.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
