French aviator Eugène Lefebvre tragically died in an airplane crash, making this day the first-ever aviation fatality.
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The Great Atlantic hurricane formed and wreaked havoc for a whole week.
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
New York's district attorney returned 58 stolen pieces of art to Italy, worth $19 million.
A solar eclipse occurred, which is said to have marked the birth of the Greek legend Hercules.
Dom Pedro I, the founder and first ruler of the empire of Brazil, declared Brazil's independence from Portugal.