A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
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The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who was serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, escaped from Alderson Prison.
Rom-com movie ''As Good as It Gets” was released in theaters in the US.
