5,200 Jews from Athens arrived at Auschwitz.
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Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.
The Human Genome Project was completed in London, England.
The Battle of Forum Gallorum took place to besiege Julius Caesar's assassin, Decimus Junius Brutus.
The children's cooking show, Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, premiered on CBBC in the UK.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.