In France, 1,099 miners lost their lives in what is known as Europe’s worst mining disaster.
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Music copyright infringement from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke led to a record payout of $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye.
Charles I dissolved the Parliament of England, which was the start of the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered at the Belasco Theater, New York City, US, and ran for 45 performances.
King Charles III of Britain named Prince Edward as the Duke of Edinburgh.
Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.
