The Dutch East Indies colony surrendered the island of Java to Imperial Japanese forces.
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The tone poem Don Quixote by Richard Strauss premiered in Cologne, Germany.
The hashtag #5secondsofsummer trended worldwide for the first time on Twitter.
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board.
Queen Anne became Queen of England after King William III died.
Philips demonstrated the compact disc publicly for the first time.
