English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
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A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.