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Albert Einstein, the theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, was born in Ulm, Germany. His work revolutionized our understanding of space, time, and gravity.
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera 'The Mikado' premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London. It became one of the most popular and enduring works of the musical theatre canon, satirizing British institutions through a fictional Japanese setting.
The British cruiser HMS Kent sank the German raider SMS Dresden off the coast of Chile, the last remnant of the German East Asia Squadron defeated at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. This event marked the end of a significant naval campaign in World War I.
Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy. The trial was a major event in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination and was broadcast nationally.
Astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, beginning a mission to the Russian space station Mir. This marked a significant early step in US-Russian space cooperation after the Cold War.