The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
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California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
Elton John's 7th album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' was released.
Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
