German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, “Mimas.”
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King Charles VI of France suddenly declared that no Jew may live under his rule, following complaints from Christians in France.
The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
