George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days.
The Surgeon's Photograph, the most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster, was published.
While observing a compass needle, scientist Hans Christian Ørsted discovered electromagnetism.
Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.
