The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
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Richard Reid, infamously known as the 'shoe bomber,' attempted to blow up an airplane with explosives in his shoes.
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
The first gorilla born in captivity, called Colo, was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Pope Innocent I was elected.
Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.