Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
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Mary Leakey discovered ancient skull remains in Tanzania, Africa.
Henry IV was crowned King of Germany at Aachen Cathedral.
The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
The English secret service discovered the Babington Plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I.