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1858 – Edgardo Mortara, a six-year-old Jewish boy, was seized by
papal authorities and taken to be raised as a Roman Catholic, sparking an international controversy.
1594 –
Anglo-Spanish War: During the Action of Faial, an English attempt to capture a Portuguese
carrack, reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, caused it to explode with all the treasure lost.