Hunga Tonga, a volcano in Tonga, erupted, which triggered tsunami warnings from the US and Chile to Japan and Australia.
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The world-famous Swan Lake ballet premiered in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.