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1936 - London's Crystal Palace (built 1851) destroyed by fire
1964 - USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned
1980 - "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater NYC after 38 performances
1982 - Ottumwa, Iowa, declared "Video Game Capital of the World" by mayor Jerry Parker
1988 - Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed
1991 - FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
2003 - 92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1)
2009 - Canada begins its recovery from the recession; economic growth is at 0.4% after 14 months of economic stagnation
2015 - 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or COP21 begins in Paris
2019 - On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126)

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