Elton John became the 1,662nd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
More than 25,000 people marched down New York's 5th Avenue supporting women's suffrage.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
English singer-songwriter Adele achieved the record of the first song to get over 1 million downloads in a week with her third studio album 'Hello.'