The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
King Louis the Pious was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
Banksy's famous 'Girl With Balloon' was sold for £1 million at an auction, then the piece automatically self-destructed by running through a shredder fitted into the frame.
