Portuguese navigators discovered Rio de Janeiro.
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A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.
Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
The Julian Calendar was used for the first time.
