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Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war. It is the first time, that an Ottoman ruler surrendered territory largely populated by Musl�
The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.
Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920)
Paulinus was consecrated as the first bishop of York by Justus, the archbishop of Canterbury.
Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.
The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the "official" victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître dr�
Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
Massacre at Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (born 1898)
The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.
Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.
First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.
A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.