Over 400 people died in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
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Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather and became King of France at the young age of five.
Blacksmith, Patrick Lyon stole $162,821 in cash and gold from a vault at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
The famous Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia, US.
The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
Neversoft's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation.