The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
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One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
