The romantic comedic opera “Marta” premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
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The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.
A fatal earthquake killed 80,000 people near the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
A peasant uprising called the Cudgel War began in Finland.
Telimco made the first-ever advertisement for a civilian radio set.
