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1307 - William Tell shoots apple off his son's head.

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1421 - Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands.

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1497 - Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope.

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1727 - In Tabriz, Iran, a powerful earthquake occurs, claiming 77,000 deaths.

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1755 - In Cape Ann, Massachusetts, a large earthquake occurs, causing considerable damage in Boston.

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1776 - Hessians capture Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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1787 - First Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston.

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1789 - Birth of Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre developed a method of photography.

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1803 - Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French.

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1805 - 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset, Maine, organizes Female Charitable Society, the first woman's club in America.

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