The novel “Emma” by Jane Austen was first published.
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A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
After eleven months of imprisonment, 83 men from the US Navy were released by North Korea.
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.
A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
Rom-com movie ''As Good as It Gets” was released in theaters in the US.
