The largest known solar storm occurred, causing electrical problems to telegraph services.
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Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
Egypt's state TV lifted the ban on veiled news presenters.
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt named her son Ptolemy XV Caesar a co-ruler of Egypt.
The Wars of Castro ended when Pope Innocent X and his forces destroyed the Italian city of Castro.
The first battle between the Spanish settlers and the Mexican natives of the Otomi and Tlaxcalans tribespeople started.
