Wolfgang Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo” premiered at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany.
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The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven.'
Margaret Thatcher became the first post-war prime minister who was refused a degree.
Charles Curtis started his six-year term as the first Native American US Senator.
Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters.
One of William Shakespeare's most acclaimed plays, ''Romeo & Juliet" was performed for the first time.