On this day in Europe - 2 April

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On this day in 1800, Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.

On this day in 1912, RMS Titanic begins its sea trials.

On this day in 1935, physicist Robert Watson-Watt receives a patent for RADAR.

On this day in 1947, Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is sentenced to death.

On this day in 2020, the total number of confirmed cases during the COVID-19 pandemic reach one million.
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