Napoleon won the battle of Dresden against the Austrians.
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For the first time in history, the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) transmitted a two-hour-long live broadcast from Calais, France, to television screens in the UK.
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.
Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers released the first-ever unmanned hydrogen balloon.