The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
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The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.