The first partial facial transplant was given to Isabelle Dinoire in France after a dog attacked her.
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Ross McWhirter, who co-founded the Guinness Book of World Records with his twin brother, was shot dead.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
The Hofburg fire destroyed part of the Royal Court in Vienna, Austria.
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.
