England and France declared war on Austria’s Emperor, Charles V.
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A contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in the Vatican for the very first time.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.
Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
