Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
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Spain founded the Spanish Legion; an army unit made up of foreign soldiers.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Honeybees stung Johannes Relleke a world record 2,443 times in Zimbabwe.
Tennis sisters went head-to-head when Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open Women's Tennis.
Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
