November 4: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1783Mozart's Symphony No. 36, the 'Linz', was first performed in Linz, Austria.
2. 1798Ottoman and Russian fleets jointly began besieging the French-held island of Corfu.
3. 1847Scottish doctor James Young Simpson discovered chloroform's anesthetic effect, which rendered patients unconscious.
4. 1890The City and South London Railway, the world's first deep-level underground railway, opened in London.
5. 1960Jane Goodall first observed chimpanzees making and using tools in Tanzania.

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