“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” the second book in the series, was published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
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Martin Luther was almost struck by lightning and became a monk.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
A peace agreement was signed between King John of England and Prince Louis VIII of France, marking the end of the Siege of Roche-au-Moine, France.
North and South Vietnam were formally reunified after more than twenty years of war.
Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.