Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, became the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt.
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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.
20th Century Fox was founded after a merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.
The video for Psy's Gangnam Style reached two billion views on YouTube.
The RMS Titanic was launched from Belfast, where it was also constructed.