A five-day blizzard started in the south of England and killed 200 people.
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The Inter Milan soccer club was formed.
Bertha Landes became the first female mayor of a major city (Seattle) in the US.
Dutch astronomer Johannes Fabricius discovered sunspots.
The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
Barbie was presented to the public for the first time.
