A samurai called Itō Hirobumi became Japan’s first Prime Minister.
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The Graduate American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols was released.
Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
Doctors Without Borders was founded in Paris by French doctors and journalists.
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
A powerful tsunami hit Indonesia.