The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.
Queen Elizabeth I was coronated and re-established the protestant Church of England.
Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
