Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
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The first draft of the human genome was published in Nature Magazine.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
A meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, which sent shockwaves that smashed windows and injured 1,500 people.
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.
