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Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.

The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.

Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.

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