Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
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A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
Edward VI was crowned King of England after Henry VIII died.
Michelangelo's famous painting 'Christ of the Woman of Samaria' was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.
The Egyptian government shut down 88% of the internet across the country.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.