The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
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The biographic drama movie 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' about Freddie Mercury, premiered at Wembley Arena in London, UK.
The world's longest over sea bridge opened in China.
The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
Elton John became the 1,662nd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
