The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to humanitarian Mother Teresa.
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Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
The University of Greifswald was founded in Germany. It was the second university in continental Northern Europe.
Nine regicides of King Charles I were sentenced to death.
IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.
The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed between France and Austria.