The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton, a pioneering American nurse.
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Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was vandalized.
The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.
Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica.
Otto III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at the young age of 16.
The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.