The Holy Roman Empire appointed a new supreme military commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein.
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The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
