The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
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Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
King Gustav III of Sweden was shot during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera Hall in Stockholm.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were served deportation papers for overstaying in the US.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
The US celebrated its very first National Book Awards.
