The novel “Emma” by Jane Austen was first published.
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Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.
A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
Yohl Ik'nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who was serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, escaped from Alderson Prison.
Cinderella, the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev, was first presented at Covent Garden, London, by Sadler's Wells Ballet.
