French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.
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Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.
The first feature-length silent film comedy, 'Tillie's Punctured Romance,' was released, starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Charlie Chaplin.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
The groundbreaking TV soap opera 'Sua Vida Me Pertence' premiered in Brazil.
