Seal released their hit single “Kiss from a Rose.”
The song went on to win a Grammy Award and was Song of the Year.
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A fire broke out in the evening and swept through the city of Rome, which lasted longer than a week.
Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named marshal, placing him at the highest rank in the military.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
