The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.
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Queen Elizabeth I was coronated and re-established the protestant Church of England.
This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
