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First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.
During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published.
Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (died 2004)
At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
American entertainer Bob Hope performed his first show with the United Service Organizations, beginning a 50-year involvement with them.
Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.