Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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King Henry V of England died aged 35 in Château de Vincennes, France.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
