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.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
Aretha Franklin, who died August 16, 2018, won the Pulitzer Prize.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
