The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.
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The romantic comedic opera 'Marta' premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
A peasant uprising called the Cudgel War began in Finland.
The world's largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
