Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats,” based on poetry by T. S. Eliot, first premiered in the West End, London.
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Henri Desgrange made the world's first world record for a bicycle, reaching a speed of 21.95 miles per hour.
The son of the ousted dictator, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide.
A nine-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning during a football coaching session in Blackpool, England.
US President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico.
Following the Sega Saturn's success in Japan, the console was released in North America on this day.
