The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
The Ballot Act required elections to be held by secret ballot.
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Cliff Richard was awarded £210,000 in damages after winning a privacy case against the BBC.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
