Christopher Columbus left the New World to sail to Spain.
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During the Peninsular War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
At just 16 years old, Ivan IV the Terrible crowned himself the first Tsar (emperor) of Russia.
The first council meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris.
American author Peter Benchley published his novel 'Jaws.'
French King Louis XVI was sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
