The English writer Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Jane Eyre” was published by Smith, Elder & Co.
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A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
Empress Wu Zetian proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
Capcom released Devil May Cry, a game based loosely on Dante's Divine Comedy.