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* [[Sweden|Swedish]] chemistry professor [[Gustaf Erik Pasch]] is granted a privilege for his invention of a [[safety match]].
* [[Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802)|Robert Chambers]]' anonymous ''[[Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation]]'', which paves the way for acceptance of [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]'s ''[[The Origin of Species]]'', is published in Britain.
* The Free Church Institution is established by Reverend [[Alexander Duff (missionary)|Alexander Duff]] in [[Calcutta]], India. This is later merged with the General Assembly's Institution to form the [[Scottish Church College]], one of the pioneering institutions that ushers in the [[Bengali Renaissance]].
* In [[Munich]], the [[Feldherrnhalle]] is completed.
* In [[Tibet]], the Temple of Guardians burns down.
* [[Flags of the Ottoman Empire]]: a national flag is adopted for the Empire.