The world’s longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
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Leo Delibes' opera 'Le Roi l'a Dit' premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique.
Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was put on trial in Paris after being accused of being a spy.
Inventor Gottlieb Daimler filed for a patent for a two-wheel 'riding car,' or in other words, 'motorcycle.'
Opel builds its first automobile.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
