American composer
American soldier, adventurer
American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
English painter, illustrator, author
Spanish painter
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
English/American author, playwright
Burmese king
Soviet double agent
Jamaican/American singer-songwriter, guitarist
The “Diamond Sutra” is a Buddhist text and is one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism. The British Library in London presently houses the copy.
The city of Constantinople was newly built and dedicated as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, which would eventually become the Byzantine Empire.
Pennsylvania Hospital was founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. It was the first hospital in the United States.
The musical Cats, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, premiered in London's West End. It became a worldwide phenomenon, spawning numerous productions and adaptations.
A fire broke out in the wooden stands of Valley Parade football ground during a match against Lincoln City. 56 football fans lost their lives in the disaster, which was caused by a burning cigarette thrown into a waste bin and locked exits.
More than 170 countries agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
India conducted a series of nuclear weapons tests, which raised fears of a nuclear conflict in the region and sparked international protests. On May 13, 1998, India officially declared itself a nuclear power.
Astha Arora was named India's billionth baby as the country's population officially reached 1 billion people.
All 110 people on board lost their lives in the crash, which was caused by a fire in the cargo compartment.
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders departed Regensburg for the Third Crusade.