Pope Leo XII renewed the prohibition of members of the Catholic Church from joining the Freemasons.
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Earmuffs were patented.
Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
