French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City, Canada.
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The world's first stock index was published.
Greta Gerwig's Barbie film was banned in Vietnam.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
A Soviet N1 rocket failed during its launch, causing the largest rocket explosion in recorded history.
