Queen Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
Empress Wu Zetian proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
A camera in London Zoo became the first camera to take selfies powered by plants.
The English writer Charlotte Bronte's novel 'Jane Eyre' was published by Smith, Elder & Co.
