A fire broke out in the evening and swept through the city of Rome, which lasted longer than a week.
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The first stone of Giotto's Campanile in Italy was laid.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.