Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
Austrian newspaper called 'Die Presse' released Willhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays.
The Great Frost of Europe killed thousands of people.
Singer Buddy Holly's last song was released.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
