1977
In aviation’s worst disaster yet, 582 die when a KLM Pan Am 747 crashes.
1802
The Treaty of Amiens is signed, ending the French Revolutionary War.
1350
While besieging Gibraltar, Alfonso XI of Castile dies of the black death.
1512
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights Florida.
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