The novel “Emma” by Jane Austen was first published.
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Whitey Bulger, an organized crime boss, fled Boston after fearing arrest from the FBI.
Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Plane crash survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 were rescued.
Yohl Ik'nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.