The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
Ephraim Morris patented the car brake for railroads.
The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in the US.
The United States Exploring Expedition set sail.
Huskar Mining Pit, located in Silkstone, England, flooded after heavy rainfall, killing 26 children.
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
