Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
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IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.
The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed between France and Austria.
Nine regicides of King Charles I were sentenced to death.
The University of Greifswald was founded in Germany. It was the second university in continental Northern Europe.
Lana Del Rey's song 'Video Games' was named song of the decade at the Q Awards in London.
