English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
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Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
English sea explorer Henry Hudson reached the Hudson Bay, which was named after him.
