A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
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Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
Coca-Cola was named the world's largest plastic polluter by the charity 'Break Free From Plastic.'
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Justin II of Byzantine adopted Tiberius, his general, and proclaimed him Caesar.
