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History of Watchmaking
Nemitz discovered calcium sulphate as the first luminescent substance for numerals and hands.
World history
1873. Japan abandoned its lunar calendar and adopted the Western calendar.
17 nations signed the Metric Convention in Paris.
Swiss history
The Federal Tribunal (11 itinerant judges since 1848) became permanently established in Lausanne.
Art and Culture
Inauguration of the Palais Garnier in Paris. First performance of Bizet's Carmen.
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