Western Australia became the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
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The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.
William Cecil inaugurated himself as English minister of foreign affairs.
74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma became the world's oldest mother after giving birth to twins in India.
The Reign of Terror occurred in France, where many massacres and public executions happened during the French Revolution.
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.
