MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
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French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
