In France, 1,099 miners lost their lives in what is known as Europe’s worst mining disaster.
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American fugitive James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to murdering Martin Luther King Jr.
The first-ever telephone call was made.
Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.
Mildred Gillard became the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered at the Belasco Theater, New York City, US, and ran for 45 performances.
