The first partial facial transplant was given to Isabelle Dinoire in France after a dog attacked her.
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British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
A ghost ship from North Korea washed up on a beach in Japan with eight skeletons onboard.
Pope Anastasius I became the Bishop of Rome, reigning until his death.
Eight Donkeys were freed from jail after four days in Orai, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ross McWhirter, who co-founded the Guinness Book of World Records with his twin brother, was shot dead.