Sada Abe is arrested in Tokyo with her dead lover’s severed genitals in her handbag.

The first traffic ticket in the US is issued when a New York City taxi driver is arrested for speeding while driving 12 miles per…

Legion of Honour is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Forty five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school board member in Michigan at the Bath School.

Aristides wins the very first Kentucky Derby.

A major political crisis takes place in France.

The Moscow Metro is opened to the public for the first time.

Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.

The Great Comet of 1861 is first discovered by John Tebbutt from Australia.

The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence is fought against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.