Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.
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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.
The American Medical Association was formed.
The sci-fi film 'The Fifth Element,' written and directed by Luc Besson, was released.
Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was found at a hotel, just three months after it had been stolen from a museum.
Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiered in Vienna.
