British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Phantom of the Opera' was premiered in London with stars Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.
The South Korean alphabet, called 'Hangul,' was published.
Bruce Springsteen released his album 'Tunnel of Love.'
Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.
A fragment of a meteorite landed in Peekskill, New York, US, and smashed a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.