The musical “Grand Hotel” was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
Source
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
Pudge Heffelfinger played his first paid game, making him the first professional American Football player.
The Disney+ streaming service was launched.
The Rosetta Philae became the first-ever probe to land on a moving comet.
