Claudius Amyand performed the first recorded appendectomy at St George’s Hospital in London.
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Adaptation directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep, premiered.
Béla I was crowned king of Hungary.
The Altamont free concert occurred.
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water premiered in London.
Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.