Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
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Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.