English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
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Britain took power over the Indian government.
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.
