The first-ever cricket County Championship started, finishing with Yorkshire beating Gloucestershire.
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One hundred and forty thousand miners went on strike in Pennsylvania.
The first university in the New World, the National University of San Marcos, was founded in Lima, Peru.
More than 69,000 people lost their lives to a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Sichuan, China.
Jimi Hendrix released 'Are You Experienced,' which is considered one of the most influential debut albums ever.
The first confirmed trip to the North Pole was carried out by the Norge, a semi-rigid Italian-built airship.
