Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
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John Lennon was given 60 days to leave the US.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.
The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.
Mary Leakey discovered ancient skull remains in Tanzania, Africa.
