Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
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Inventor Benjamin J. Lane patented the first self-contained gas mask.
Charles J. Guiteau shot US President James A. Garfield in Washington, D.C.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
A peace agreement was signed between King John of England and Prince Louis VIII of France, marking the end of the Siege of Roche-au-Moine, France.
American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared.
