The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, premiered in the US.
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US Air Force Major Howard Johnson set the world aircraft altitude record in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. He broke the world altitude record by flying to 91,243 feet.
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, later renamed to Sony, was founded with approximately 20 employees.
Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiered in Vienna.
The Democratic Republic of Georgia's independence was recognized by the Soviet Union.
