American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
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The first stone of Giotto's Campanile in Italy was laid.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named marshal, placing him at the highest rank in the military.
Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.
Cliff Richard was awarded £210,000 in damages after winning a privacy case against the BBC.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
