1635 - The Great Colonial Hurricane affects the Virginia Colony at Jamestown
1921 - British airship R-38 crashes into the River Humber, killing 44 people
2008 - XXIX Summer Olympic Games close at the Beijing National Stadium
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2022 - South Korea records the world's lowest fertility rate at 0.81 (advanced economies average 1.6, population replacement needs 2.1)

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