The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R. Tolkein, was published.
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The Lancet published a study that found pollution contributes to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide.
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
NTC forces killed Muammar Gaddafi and his son after the Battle of Sirte.
