Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati became the first person to observe the spectrum of a comet.
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The Battle of Tettenhall occurred, where the final major Viking army battled against England and was defeated by a landslide.
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
English explorer Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the British crown.
Foundations were placed on Bedloe's Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
