St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
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The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI of England.
Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
The King of England, Henry VIII, appointed Thomas Cromwell as the Chief Secretary.
