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June 18, 1958

Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.

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Luxembourg

GDP/capita
$137,782
Pop.
677.0K
Inflation
2.1%
Unemp.
6.3%
Tax
28.6%
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83.2
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