A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
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An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The Argentinian city of Salta was founded as an outpost between Buenos Aires, Peru, and Lima.
The last major battle of WWII took place.
