The Manchester Ship Canal started its construction in Eastham, England.
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Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe witnessed the supernova SN 1572.
Pope Innocent III brought together the council for the Fourth Council of the Lateran, which was held at the Lateran Palace in Rome, Italy.
Poland became an independent country.
Chrysanthemums were believed to have been introduced from China to England.
