Chrysanthemums were believed to have been introduced from China to England.
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Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe witnessed the supernova SN 1572.
Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, started dumping untreated waste in the Saint Lawrence River.
Poland became an independent country.
British writer J. R. R. Tolkien, famous for writing The Lord of The Rings fantasy novels, published his second volume of the series, The Two Towers.
Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.
