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The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.

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In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the...
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In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.

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American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.

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French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detaile...
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Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleu...
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The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.

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Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.

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