Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
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China successfully landed its moon rover.
The US Patents Office was nearly completely burned down.
The Republic of Ezo, a separatist Japanese state, was established on the island of Ezo, Japan.
Former French President Jacques Chirac was convicted of diverting public funds and received a two-year suspended prison sentence.
Napoleon Bonaparte finally had a funeral.