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.
Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Bank merged to become the world's largest bank.
Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the world's first seaplane in Martinique, France.
A nuclear disaster occurred at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, US.
The UK issued a new 12-sided £1 coin into circulation.
