Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
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Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
The King of France, Louis V, was crowned.
World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
The discovery of the chemical element Neptunium was announced.
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
