1522
Ferdinand Magellan's 17 surviving crew members reached the Spanish coast aboard the Vittoria, having completed the first circumnavigation of the world
1766
John Dalton, British chemist, was born
1989
Due to a computer error, 41,000 Parisians received letters charging them with murder, extortion, and organized prostitution instead of traffic violations
1900
British General Buller occupies Lydenburg South Africa
1901
Pres William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later
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