Napoleon Bonaparte, military dictator of France, crowns himself Emperor Napoleon I.
NOTE: Upon hearing the news, Ludwig von Beethoven was so angered that he changed the title of his third symphony from “Buonaparte” to “Eroica.”
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References:
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 2 December 2010, News:3.
Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Beethoven)#Dedication
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