On this day, La Fenice, Venice's world famous opera house, was destroyed by fire.
It was the last day of Test cricket for Australian cricketer David Boon and the 6,138th performance of 'Cats' took place in London.
La Fenice, the opera house in Venice, was destroyed by fire on this day in 1996. It was the third time a theatre had been burnt down in Venice and it took nearly eight years to rebuild.
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Last day of Test cricket for Australian cricketer David Boon.
The 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing the record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"