Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
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Earmuffs were patented.
The first major revolt of the 1848-1849 German revolutions began in Vienna.
Pope Leo XII renewed the prohibition of members of the Catholic Church from joining the Freemasons.
Sixteen primary school children and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting in Dunblane, Scotland.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
