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Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war.
Air Caribbean Flight 309 crashes in Residencial Las Casas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing six.
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
Born: Pope Paul VI (died 1978).
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
Died: Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg.
Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.