Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
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East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
Diego, a 100-year-old tortoise, was retired from a breeding program after fathering 800+ children.
