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.
Rom-com movie ''As Good as It Gets” was released in theaters in the US.
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.
Whitey Bulger, an organized crime boss, fled Boston after fearing arrest from the FBI.
The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.
