Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed in South Korea.
Sixty-eight lives were lost, and there were a total of 48 survivors.
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Francisco Pizarro became the Governor of Castile, which is a historic area of modern-day Peru.
The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.
The opera 'Parsifal' by Richard Wagner premiered in Bayreuth, Germany.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was removed from office by a military coup.
As part of the War of the Roses in England, the Battle of Edgcote took place.