MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, became the world’s richest woman with a net worth of $68 billion.
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Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world record speed exceeding 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats, Utah, US.
Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to the right side.
Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was transported to Auschwitz, along with over a thousand other Jewish prisoners.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in the US.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the UK and headed to New York City, US.