Argentinian Communist and Guerilla leader Che Guevara was captured by the Bolivian military.
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The first Laurel and Hardy movie, 'The Second Hundred Years,' was released in the United States.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Franklin National Bank closed due to fraud, the largest US bank to fail at the time.
Wisconsin was struck by the deadliest wildfire in US history.
Isabella of Angoulême was crowned Queen consort of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
