Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in China.
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Spanish Catholic priest Joseph Calasanz started the first public and free school in Europe.
The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
A sea swimmer in his mid-twenties was bitten and killed by a shark near Newcomb Hollow Beach, Massachusetts, US.
Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.