The First English order of knighthood was instituted.
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The Ottoman Empire was abolished.
German bombers attacked the English city of Exeter, beginning the Baedeker Blitz.
The Soviet Union launched the first crewed Soyuz mission, Soyuz 1.
English poet William Shakespeare died at the age of 52.
Coca-Cola launched their ill-fated new formula known unofficially as 'New Coke.'
