Bishop Reuben H. Mueller founded the United Methodist Church.
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German bombers attacked the English city of Exeter, beginning the Baedeker Blitz.
The first Canadian postage stamp went into circulation.
Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria enacted The German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), strictly regulating beer making.
Queen Anne was coronated Queen at the Westminster Abbey, London.
The First English order of knighthood was instituted.
