American author Peter Benchley published his novel “Jaws.”
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During the Peninsular War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
North Korea officially abandoned all reunification plans with South Korea.
French King Louis XVI was sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian became the first Roman Emperor.
The natural history series 'Life on Earth,' presented by David Attenborough, aired on BBC One in the UK for the first time.
