Selena Gomez’s debut studio album “Stars Dance” was released.
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Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
Maurice-François Garin won the first Tour de France.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
George IV succeeded his father, George III, as King of the United Kingdom.
Brunel's SS Great Britain ship was launched after taking four years to build.