The Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
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Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
The most deadly earthquake in history was recorded in China in Shaanxi's province.
The programming language 'Java' was released.
A Morse code distress call was made at sea, which led to the first radio sea rescue.
US cavalrymen massacred 200 Piegan Blackfeet in the Marias Massacre.
