French aviator Eugène Lefebvre tragically died in an airplane crash, making this day the first-ever aviation fatality.
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Boston, Massachusetts, was founded by Governor Winthrop.
The Blitz began.
The Great Atlantic hurricane formed and wreaked havoc for a whole week.
Dom Pedro I, the founder and first ruler of the empire of Brazil, declared Brazil's independence from Portugal.
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
