The Bank of Italy opened in San Francisco, California, and would later become Bank of America.
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King Charles IX of France became an adult on his 13th birthday.
Three Americans made the first successful Atlantic Ocean crossing by hot air balloon.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain, killing 14 people and injuring at least 130 others.
Balloonist John Wise started the world's first airmail service by balloon from Lafayette to Crawfordsville, Indiana.
