Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil.
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Jay-Z stabbed Lance Rivera.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito approved plans set forward by his advisors to go to war against the United States of America.
The Japanese broadcaster NHK launched the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel.
The Great Train Robbery, the first-ever Western film, was released.
Slavery in Cape Colony, Britain's colony in South Africa, was abolished by the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act.
