The first Lord of the Rings film installment, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
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Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published.
The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
King Berger of Sweden celebrated Christmas with his brothers before throwing them in his dungeons to die.