Michelle Obama’s memoir “Becoming” surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
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Sir Henry Thompson conducted the UK's first cremation on the corpse of Mrs. Jeannette C. Pickersgill.
Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
King Richard III of England was reburied at Leicester Cathedral, England.
East Pakistan declared its independence from Pakistan, forming Bangladesh.
Pope John Paul II proclaimed the day as the first-ever World Youth Day.