Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
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The world's largest snowflake measuring 15 inches wide by 8 inches thick, was discovered in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members.
Honeybees stung Johannes Relleke a world record 2,443 times in Zimbabwe.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
