Hobart, capital of Tasmania in Australia, is founded.

Th end of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar which is the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years’ War.

The Granite Railway starts operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.

The High Court of Australia sits for the very first time.

The City of Anaheim, California, USA is first founded.

Gutzon Borglum begins his sculpture on Mount Rushmore.

Kintpuash (Captain Jack) is hanged for his part in the Modoc War.

Ivan the Terrible conquers of Kazan.

The George Washington Bridge that links New Jersey and New York is opened.