Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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England and France declared war on Austria's Emperor, Charles V.
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
A contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in the Vatican for the very first time.
