Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati became the first person to observe the spectrum of a comet.
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The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
Henry I took to the throne as he was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
The Battle of Tettenhall occurred, where the final major Viking army battled against England and was defeated by a landslide.
The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
The Soviet spacecraft Mars 6 was launched.