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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36.
The British election ends in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote share since 1929.
Born: Jeff Farrell, American swimmer.
The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
Died: Christian IV, King of Denmark (born 1577).
The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.
Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.