Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
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Pope Leo XII renewed the prohibition of members of the Catholic Church from joining the Freemasons.
The US army enlisted its first female colonel, Julia Flikke.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
