Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
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The Potsdam Conference began between the Soviet Union, UK & US.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.
American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.
Twelve North African Christians, known as the Scillitan Martyrs, were executed for their religious beliefs.
