The Albanian Communist Party was formed, with Enver Hoxha as its leader.
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Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard's 2004 Album of the Year.
German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays.
The Bodleian Library, situated at The University of Oxford, England, opened its doors to the public.
Montana became the 41st state to join the United States of America.
Two hundred bodies were found in a mass grave site between Ethiopia and Somalia.
