American author Peter Benchley published his novel “Jaws.”
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Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian became the first Roman Emperor.
French King Louis XVI was sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
The first council meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
The natural history series 'Life on Earth,' presented by David Attenborough, aired on BBC One in the UK for the first time.
