The King of England, Henry VIII, appointed Thomas Cromwell as the Chief Secretary.
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The Hillsborough disaster occurred.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire, which destroyed the roof.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
The General Electric Company was formed in New York.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
