Bahrain declared independence from Britain.
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Mainz Psalter was published, making it the first book with a printed publication date on it.
The Indian Appropriations Act added the sell or starve clause.
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican opened for its first mass.
New Zealand's All Blacks played their first international test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Kristofer Helgen announced the discovery of the olinguito, a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae.