The British Museum in London was established after King George II gave his Royal assent to parliament.
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The USSR's Venera 16 probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a trip to Venus.
During the Great Plague of London, infected persons' homes were marked with crosses.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) resumed TV broadcasting for the first time since the end of WWII.
King Louis XIV of France was coronated.
The Day of the Tiles took place.
