Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
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The world's first international women's sporting event began in Monaco.
Five hundred and sixty people dressed as ghosts, to get a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as ghosts.
King James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England and Ireland.
A truck carrying margarine and flour caught fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
Craig David was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis (TB) by the World Health Organization.
