Beethoven performed his first concert “for his benefit” at Austria’s Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
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The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Albert Einstein visited New York City and lectured on his Theory of Relativity for the first time.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.