Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
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The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
