Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil.
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The computer-animated film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' premiered in Los Angeles.
The Japanese broadcaster NHK launched the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel.
Lady Nancy Astor was sworn in, making her the first female member of British Parliament.
The final film in the Lord of the Rings series 'The Return of the King,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in Wellington, New Zealand.
Shaw University, the first historically Black university in the southern United States, was founded.