The European Union Parliament declared single-use plastics were to be banned by 2021.
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An Imperial Airways passenger aircraft crashed in Belgium, killing all fifteen on board.
Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the world's first seaplane in Martinique, France.
The Treaty of Florence was signed, which ended the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.
Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Bank merged to become the world's largest bank.
The term ''Big Bang" was coined by Fred Hoyle in a radio interview.
