Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature.
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The first Lord of the Rings film installment, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
One of the biggest heists in Japan occurred.
Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict, demanding that he recant.
King Berger of Sweden celebrated Christmas with his brothers before throwing them in his dungeons to die.
The Treaty of Paris was signed.
