The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
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The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
