The groundbreaking TV soap opera “Sua Vida Me Pertence” premiered in Brazil.
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The first crossword puzzle was printed.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.
A Mongol horde led by Batu Khan conquered and sacked the Russian city of Ryazan.
John Wayne Gacy was arrested.
