Beethoven premiered Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, which was his only opera.
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Zumbi, the last of the Quilombo dos Palmares kings, was killed.
Toshiba rolled out a four-legged robot designed to clean up after nuclear disasters.
MTV and Harmonix released Rock Band for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
English singer-songwriter Adele released her third studio album, '25.'
Roman soldier Diocletian was appointed the new Roman Emperor after Roman Emperor Carus's death.
