Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.
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Queen Elizabeth II personally opened the 23rd parliamentary session in Canada, the first and only time for her.
NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.
African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Serbia v Albania qualifying match for the UEFA Euro soccer cup was canceled mid-game.
William the Conqueror defeated English forces at The Battle of Hastings.