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A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23.
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
Born: Eleanor of Viseu (died 1525).
King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter.
Died: Boris I of Bulgaria.