The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
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Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
COVID-19 claimed the life of comedian Eddie Large from 'Little and Large.'
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
