Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
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England drew it's very first lottery outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.
Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia.
The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.