The British singer Cliff Richard was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon.
The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.
The Battle of Agincourt between the English and the French took place.
John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
Susan Smith murdered her two children and tried to pin on a made-up Black man.