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474 – As the seven-year old Leo II was deemed too young to rule, his father Zeno was crowned as the co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1825 – After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams (pictured) President of the United States.
1895 – William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, invented a game called Mintonette, which evolved into volleyball.
1920 – The Svalbard Treaty was signed, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
1960 – Actress Joanne Woodward was honored with the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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