Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
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Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
A trade union was founded that later became the current British Labor Party.
