Napoleon won the battle of Dresden against the Austrians.
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Jessi Combs broke the female fastest land speed record when her jet-powered vehicle reached a speed of 522.783 mph (841.338 kph).
Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
American driller Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania, US.
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers released the first-ever unmanned hydrogen balloon.
