Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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England and France declared war on Austria's Emperor, Charles V.
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
Netflix passed the $100 billion milestone.
The world's largest cheese weighing 34,591 lbs (15,723 kg) was manufactured.
Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia's first indigenous President.
