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Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.
Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final.
The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published in Brooklyn.
John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women.
Durham University established by Act of Parliament; the first recognized university to be founded in England since Cambridge over 600 years earlier.
The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980).
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.