Beethoven’s 4th Symphony in B was performed for the first time.
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Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died in his home after suffering from a stroke.
The Boston Massacre occurred.
After a four-month journey, the Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus.
Country music stars Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins all perished in an airplane crash.
Pope Francis made history when he became the first pope to visit Iraq.
