North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named marshal, placing him at the highest rank in the military.
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Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
