Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
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Alec Baldwin accidentally used a live firearm during a movie rehearsal, during which he shot and killed a cinematographer.
The benefit concert 'United We Stand' led by Michael Jackson took place to stand up against terrorism.
Major Australian newspapers blacked out their front pages in protest against press restrictions on printing whistleblower stories.
The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.
Following the women's march on Versailles, The National Assembly declared martial law in France to prevent future uprisings.