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Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state.
The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport.
The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park.
Yan Ruisheng (advertisement pictured), the first full-length Chinese film, is released in Shanghai.
The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels (pictured), becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.
On the Feast of the Visitation, Bach led the first performance of his Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, based on the German Magnificat.
First English Civil War: The combined forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians defeated Royalist troops at the Battle of Marston Moor.
Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
First English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Burton Bridge, securing a crossing of the River Trent for a convoy of supplies travelling with Queen Henrietta M�
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan.
Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough.
In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (wreckage pictured) crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.