India and Bangladesh start a five-day border conflict.

Leonardo da Vinci is born

The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight takes place in El Paso, Texas.

Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

The Soviet submarine K-8, carrying 4 nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay after a fire.

The Soviet submarine K-8, carrying 4 nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay after a fire.

The Brixton riots.

The People’s Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a visit in an attempt to thaw relations with the USA.

A gunman murdered 5 people, injured 5, and then committed suicide in a shopping mall in the Netherlands.

Over 4 million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.