One hundred thousand rioters gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest against the Chinese government.
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Pope Paschal I crowned Lothair I as the Emperor of Italy.
Dolby stereo was used for the first time on David Letterman.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned due to health concerns.
American Indian princess Pocahontas married English tobacco planter, John Rolfe.
Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.