English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.
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US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
A world record commercial railway train speed of 311 mph (500 kph) was achieved by Shanghai Transrapid Railway Systems.
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards for starring in over 200 movies.
