A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
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Rom-com movie ''As Good as It Gets” was released in theaters in the US.
A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
Plane crash survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 were rescued.
Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.
The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.
