Philips demonstrated the compact disc publicly for the first time.
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The tone poem Don Quixote by Richard Strauss premiered in Cologne, Germany.
Volkswagen's iconic Type 2 Kombi first began production.
Queen Anne became Queen of England after King William III died.
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board.
The world's richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
