Dutch astronomer Johannes Fabricius discovered sunspots.
Sunspots are regions of reduced surface temperature on the sun.
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The Inter Milan soccer club was formed.
Naples, Italy, banned kissing in public.
A five-day blizzard started in the south of England and killed 200 people.
Bertha Landes became the first female mayor of a major city (Seattle) in the US.
The US record industry reported that for the first time since 1987, sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales.