Stephen III of Moldavia defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
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John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
Indian Assam Tea was brought to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
Petra Schneider set a world record by swimming 1,500 meters freestyle in just 15:43:31.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
A large group of people was poisoned at a funeral in Mozambique.
