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Abdulhamid dies and is replaced on the Ottoman throne by his nephew, who becomes Selim III. The new ruler reorganizes the army, builds a modern navy, reforms government service, and broadens diplomatic contacts with Europe.
Mutineers aboard the English ship HMS Bounty take control of the vessel after they visit Tahiti.
Rebels in Minas Gerais, Brazil, attempt to make their region an independent state; they fail in the effort.
A slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Henri Christophe devastates French rule in Haiti. Toussaint becomes dictator in 1794.
30 April George Washington is inaugurated as the first U.S. president.
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