French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
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The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.
Otto III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at the young age of 16.
The International Federation of Association Football was founded in Paris.
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton, a pioneering American nurse.
Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was vandalized.