Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
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Michelle Obama published her memoir 'Becoming.'
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.
An LA judge ruled to end Britney Spears' conservatorship, giving her control of her life after 14 years.
