Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
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US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
American Airlines Flight 587 from New York City to the Dominican Republic crashed during takeoff.
The musical 'Grand Hotel' was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
Michelle Obama published her memoir 'Becoming.'
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
