Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
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Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards for starring in over 200 movies.
The musical 'Grand Hotel' was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
An LA judge ruled to end Britney Spears' conservatorship, giving her control of her life after 14 years.
