Walt Disney’s animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.
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The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
Elton John became the 1,662nd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
