The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
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Walt Disney's animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.
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.'
Elton John became the 1,662nd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A 2,400-year-old shipwreck found in the Black Sea became the world's oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered.
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
