Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
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The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of ''Scientific American.”
