The World Surf League closed the gender pay gap by giving equal prizes to all genders.
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Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
The Pointe-à-Pitre hurricane hit Guadeloupe killing 6,000 people.
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
Swaziland gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Princess Diana of Wales was laid to rest with 2 billion people watching her funeral on TV.
