Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
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Edward VI was crowned King of England after Henry VIII died.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
The Egyptian government shut down 88% of the internet across the country.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
