The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast for the first time on radio by the BBC.

Ferdinand Marcos first becomes the President of the Philippines.

The Archbishop of Canterbury (Thomas Becket), is assassinated inside the Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry the 2nd.

The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75 people.

Charles Darwin starts his trip aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he starts to formulate the theory of evolution.

Marie and Pierre Curie announce they have isolated of radium.

Battle of Hong Kong during World War 2 ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

Pope John IV is elected.

The first flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.