Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
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Amy Winehouse scored five awards at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood' hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
Twelve Anabaptists paraded through Amsterdam completely naked.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
