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.
Stanley Kramer became the first person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The UK issued a new 12-sided £1 coin into circulation.
The strain of swine flu known as H1N1 had its first case in the US.
The term ''Big Bang" was coined by Fred Hoyle in a radio interview.
