A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
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Yohl Ik'nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who was serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, escaped from Alderson Prison.
The Rutan Voyager became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping for fuel.
Cinderella, the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev, was first presented at Covent Garden, London, by Sadler's Wells Ballet.
After eleven months of imprisonment, 83 men from the US Navy were released by North Korea.
