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Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.
Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike is sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.
World War II: Operation Spring near Caen is one of the bloodiest days for the First Canadian Army during the war.
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.