British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.
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The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
A 2,000-strong student protest against police brutality broke out in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
14-year-old girls-rights activist Malala Yousafzai was shot three times on her way to school.
American singer Selena Gomez released her second full-length studio album 'Revival.'
The South Korean alphabet, called 'Hangul,' was published.