Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed in South Korea.
Sixty-eight lives were lost, and there were a total of 48 survivors.
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Italian adventurer and author Giacomo Casanova was arrested in Venice for his offensive remarks on religion.
The US Postal Service was founded.
Alice in Wonderland premiered in London.
As part of the War of the Roses in England, the Battle of Edgcote took place.
Platform diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal in men's synchronized diving, 13 years after his first Olympic games.