The world’s richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
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The tone poem Don Quixote by Richard Strauss premiered in Cologne, Germany.
The first official rock festival took place in the Soviet Union.
The first International Women's Day was celebrated.
Queen Anne became Queen of England after King William III died.
Volkswagen's iconic Type 2 Kombi first began production.