Yohl Ik’nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.
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A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who was serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, escaped from Alderson Prison.
A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.
