Henry IV took to the throne as he was crowned the King of France.
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The first Dutch abortion clinic began to perform artificially-induced abortions.
Singer and actress Barbra Streisand announced she had her pet dog cloned twice.
In Sweden, a job interview invitation was accidentally mailed to 61,000 people and caused chaos in their offices.
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
Pokémon was released on the Game Boy for the first time, in the video games Pocket Monsters Red & Green.