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- 685 BC – Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.
- 1576 – The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- 1914 – The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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