The Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
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The programming language 'Java' was released.
Adrian Hidalgo set the world record for spinning a diabolo around his leg 117 times in 1 minute.
Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
Prospect Creek Camp in Alaska recorded -80°F, making it the coldest temperature recorded in US history.
A Morse code distress call was made at sea, which led to the first radio sea rescue.
