The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
It was only 33 years before this that the population reached 2 billion.
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Over 400 people died in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Google adopted a new logo design.
The Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan.
Blacksmith, Patrick Lyon stole $162,821 in cash and gold from a vault at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
Neversoft's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation.