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* The [[Agra Canal]] opens in India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Colin |title=Agra Canal. Head Works 96277 |url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/a/019pho0000096s2u00077000.html |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
* The {{convert|147|m|ft|adj=on}}-tall [[spire]] of [[St. Nicholas' Church, Hamburg]], designed by English architect [[George Gilbert Scott]], is completed, making it (briefly, and by 5m) the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world|world's tallest building]] (a title held since [[1647]] by [[Strasbourg Cathedral]]).
* The [[House of Keys]], lower house of the [[Tynwald]], the [[legislature]] of the [[Isle of Man]], moves from [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]] to [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Old House of Keys|url=http://www.iomguide.com/oldhouseofkeys.php|work=Isle of Man Guide|access-date=2012-08-11}}</ref>
* [[Charles Taze Russell]] and the [[Bible Student movement]] claim this year marks the invisible return of Jesus Christ to earth.
* Gold is discovered in the [[Black Hills]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Hills {{!}} Facts, History, & Attractions |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Black-Hills |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[DDT]] is first synthesized.
* English chemist [[C. R. Alder Wright]] synthesizes [[heroin]] for the first time.
* The following [[Association football]] clubs are founded in Great Britain:
** [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].
** [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (as Christ Church F.C.)
** [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]].
** [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] (in Edinburgh).
* The Supreme Council 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada is founded.
* The medieval [[Frankish Tower (Acropolis of Athens)|Frankish Tower]] on the [[Acropolis of Athens]] is demolished.
* [[Schindler Group]], known for escalators and elevators, is founded in [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Schindler Holding |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/schindler-holding/?sh=4aebe2561051 |website=Forbes |access-date=16 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>