Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
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Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
Sixteen primary school children and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting in Dunblane, Scotland.
Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Pope Leo XII renewed the prohibition of members of the Catholic Church from joining the Freemasons.