England and France declared war on Austria’s Emperor, Charles V.
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Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The world's largest cheese weighing 34,591 lbs (15,723 kg) was manufactured.
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
