Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
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Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
