English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
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Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.
Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.
Britain took power over the Indian government.
English sea explorer Henry Hudson reached the Hudson Bay, which was named after him.
