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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.
French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.
Uruguay won the decisive match of the fourth FIFA World Cup, defeating Brazil 2–1 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
Sirimavo Bandaranaike is sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was 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.
Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.
Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (born 1921)
Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.
Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (died 2013)
The world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, the de Havilland Comet, had its maiden flight.
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.
Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students.