On this day in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and child prodigy, was born. Mozart is considered among the greatest and most prolific composers in history.
On this day in 1822, Greece declared independence following its war against Turkey.
On this day in 1880, US inventor Thomas Alva Edison introduced incandescent lamps, which were first used in New York City three years later.
On this day in 1967, surgeons at National Taiwan University Hospital performed the ROC's first major heart surgery.
On this day in 2010, film director James Cameron's 3-D science-fiction film Avatar set a new box office record with worldwide sales of US$1.85 billion. It topped his 1998 romantic disaster epic Titanic to become the highest-grossing film globally in history.