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Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty thousand and ninety thousand people. |
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The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties. |
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(22 October O.S.) Time of Troubles in Russia: Moscow, Kitai-gorod, is captured by Russian troops under command of Dmitry Pozharsky |
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William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. |
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William Shakespeares tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. |
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At the Battle of Busan, the outnumbered Korean navy defeats a larger Japanese army. |
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The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first navigated by Ferdinand Magellan during his global circumnavigation voyage. |
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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. |
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Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German). |