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2018

According to the IFPI, music streaming services have surpassed global CD and vinyl sales for the first time.

2005

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI, celebrates the Mass marking the beginning of his pontificate.

1989

Thousands of students begin a strike in Beijing.

1986

The premiere of the film “Crocodile Dundee,” starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski, takes place in Australia (the highest-grossing film of the year).

1985

The Supreme Court of Canada authorizes stores to open on Sundays.

1967

Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies when the Soyuz 1 spacecraft crashes. He is the first human to lose his life during a space mission.

1953

Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

1945

Miles Davis makes his recording debut with the Herbie Fields Orchestra, alongside singer “Rubberlegs” Wilson, at Savoy Records studio in Newark, New Jersey.