Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
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Chillán earthquake killed approximately 28,000 people.
King Henry I of England married his second wife, Adeliza of Louvain.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight after new escalations in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.
NASA's Voyager 2 came into close contact with Uranus and captured many images that uncovered 11 new moons.