The world’s largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
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A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.
Telimco made the first-ever advertisement for a civilian radio set.
The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.
