The first printed edition of the Zohar (Jewish kabbalah) was published.
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The Treaty of Sistova was signed, which ended the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
Greek-owned cruise ship 'Oceanos' sank off the coast of South Africa due to uncontrollable flooding.
A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Mount Asama erupted in Japan, killing around 1,400 people.
