Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
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British comedy TV series 'Absolutely Fabulous' aired for the first time.
English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.
A world record commercial railway train speed of 311 mph (500 kph) was achieved by Shanghai Transrapid Railway Systems.
Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards for starring in over 200 movies.
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
