English composer Henry Purcell was appointed organist of the Chapel Royal, London.
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President of France, Jacques Chirac narrowly escaped an assassination during the Bastille Day celebration.
During an interview with CBS, Donald Trump stated that the European Union is his biggest foe.
Dr. Benjamin Spock's book 'Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care' was published.
NASA's New Horizons space probe completed the first flyby of Pluto in the history of human spaceflight.
A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.