Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was shot in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
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Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
The Rolling Stones had their first performance at the Marquee Club in London.
'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' premiered in Paris, France.
NASA's Atlantis space shuttle took off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-104.
Under the rule of King Charles II of England, the Habeas Corpus Parliament was dissolved.
