The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Portuguese explorer Diogo Dias became the first European to set foot on Madagascar.
Monsanto became liable to pay out $289 million in damages to a groundsman who got terminal cancer from its 'Roundup' weed killer.
