The Voice, a reality singing competition television show, premiered on NBC.
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William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
Singer Rod Stewart was robbed at gunpoint.
Great Britain claimed South Georgia Island after Argentina surrendered following the Falklands War.
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A meteorite shower caused thousands of meteor fragments to fall in L'Aigle, France.