Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire’s armies in the Battle of Rain.
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The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
The King of England, Henry VIII, appointed Thomas Cromwell as the Chief Secretary.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.