The Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building, was set on fire by a Dutch communist.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
The British Labour Party was founded.
The Italian government asked for advice on how to stop the Leaning Tower of Pisa from leaning too far and collapsing.
Two scientists from the University of California Radiation Laboratory discovered carbon-14, a new isotope of carbon.
In Sweden, a job interview invitation was accidentally mailed to 61,000 people and caused chaos in their offices.
