Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
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St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire's armies in the Battle of Rain.
The King of England, Henry VIII, appointed Thomas Cromwell as the Chief Secretary.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.