England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
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NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
The Bosnian War began after a series of violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
The King of England, Richard I, died from gangrene in his shoulder after being hit by a crossbow arrow.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.