St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican City was consecrated, becoming the world’s largest Christian basilica.
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An American 26-year-old, John Allen Chau, was killed by natives living on the forbidden Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal.
St. Elizabeth's flood began in the evening when a seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands broke.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.
NASA's MAVEN space probe was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
