Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
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Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
Miss America crowned Vanessa Williams, the first black winner, in New York City.
King Charles VI of France suddenly declared that no Jew may live under his rule, following complaints from Christians in France.
Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
