The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
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The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
