The first partial facial transplant was given to Isabelle Dinoire in France after a dog attacked her.
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Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
England and France formally recognized Hawaii's independence.
The 400th anniversary of the end of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was celebrated with the 'Year of Return' in Ghana.
Ross McWhirter, who co-founded the Guinness Book of World Records with his twin brother, was shot dead.
The Times of London was first issued.
