English author J. R. R. Tolkien released his critically acclaimed book “The Hobbit.”
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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan gave $3 billion to fight and end all diseases.
The Great Fire of New York ended.
Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom.
A Jellyfish was discovered and became the first-known animal that sleeps and doesn’t have a brain.
Benedetto Odescalchi was elected as Pope Innocent XI.