The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
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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.
God created the world, at least according to Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh.
The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
Walt Disney's animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.