Patsy Cline released her single “I Fall to Pieces.”
The single went on to being the Billboard Song of the Year in 1961.
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Silent romance comedy ''City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin premiered at the Los Angeles Theater.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
South Korea's first launch vehicle successfully reached orbit for the first time.
Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.