The first People’s Choice Awards aired on CBS.
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The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
The Batman, featuring lead actor Robert Pattinson, hit the box office in 4,217 locations in North America.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
