Prussia and Russia signed the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, which ended seven years of war between the two.
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Perfume Chanel No.5 was released.
Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned King of Thailand.
Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to outer space.
During his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus spotted Jamaica and landed at Discovery Bay.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
