The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the world's population had reached seven billion.
The Kaaba caught fire and was burned down during the Siege of Mecca.
After over four years in the making, Michelangelo unveiled 'The Last Judgment' painting at the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.
A shark bit off an arm of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton in Hawaiian waters.
During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
