The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
Source
Princess Mary Stuart succeeded her father James V and became Queen Mary I of Scotland at just six days old.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
A suicide bomber made an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
A Norwegian expedition became the first to ever reach the geographical South Pole – led by Roald Amundsen.
