The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
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The Guinness World Records awarded Paul McCartney the best-selling singer-songwriter of all time.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
People in South Asia witnessed a total eclipse that lasted 2 minutes and 9 seconds.
The world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., was founded in England.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
