French master chef Vincent La Chapelle formed a Freemason’s Lodge in the Netherlands.
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Category five Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines and claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people with gusts up to 145 miles per hour.
German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays.
The Bodleian Library, situated at The University of Oxford, England, opened its doors to the public.
Asteroid 2005 YU55 came dangerously close to hitting the Earth.
Donald Trump won an election to become the 45th president of the United States of America.