Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton, was released in the US & Canada.
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The US Mariner 9 was launched – it went on to become the first satellite to orbit Mars.
The Angry Brigade went to trial.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan, which killed around 5,000 people.
The first 1,000 Royal Air force bomber raid dropped 38 thousand tons of bombs on Cologne, Germany.
Spain officially became the 16th member of NATO.
