Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned King of Thailand.
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Prussia and Russia signed the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, which ended seven years of war between the two.
Eugene Bullard became the first African-American military pilot after acquiring his pilot's license from the Aéro-Club de France.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
Perfume Chanel No.5 was released.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
