The romantic comedic opera “Marta” premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
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The UK approved the first American patent.
Telimco made the first-ever advertisement for a civilian radio set.
A peasant uprising called the Cudgel War began in Finland.
The world's largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.
