Queen Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.
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Empress Wu Zetian proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
The Netflix movie 'Bird Box' and the TV series 'Stranger Things' was reported to be Netflix's most popular for 2019.
