One of the world’s most important medieval castles, Krak des Chevaliers, was conquered by Sultan Baibars.
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Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
NASA's Discovery space shuttle launched on mission STS-56.
German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss became the first person to prove quadratic reciprocity law.
Construction of the Bahrain World Trade Center was officially completed.
Roman Emperor Caracalla was stabbed to death by a guard while urinating.
