Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
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East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called 'Pretenders.'
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
