King Gustav III of Sweden was shot during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera Hall in Stockholm.
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Van's opened its first store at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were served deportation papers for overstaying in the US.
British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
