The United States Weather Bureau made its first comprehensive weather forecast.
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A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
Collins Dictionary announced 'brat' as their word of the year.
Jankenteam's Alex Kidd in Miracle World was released in Japan for the Sega Master System.
The first known performance of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to discover the Strait of Magellan.
