Natalie Cole released her debut album titled “Inseparable,” which went on to win two Grammys.
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In Montreal, Canada, a fire broke out after an English merchant put fireplace ashes in his attic for soap-making – not knowing that the cinders were still hot.
Henri Desgrange made the world's first world record for a bicycle, reaching a speed of 21.95 miles per hour.
Margaret A Brewer became the first female general in the US Marine Corps.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Cats,' based on poetry by T. S. Eliot, first premiered in the West End, London.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
