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The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.
Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.
The College Board administered the first Scholastic Aptitude Test, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.
Julia Gillard was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.
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.
Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.
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.