Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
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In Sweden, a job interview invitation was accidentally mailed to 61,000 people and caused chaos in their offices.
The British Labour Party was founded.
Singer and actress Barbra Streisand announced she had her pet dog cloned twice.
The Italian government asked for advice on how to stop the Leaning Tower of Pisa from leaning too far and collapsing.
Scientists observed the biggest explosion in the universe, 390 million light-years away.
