Belarus declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the conquistador, founded Havana on the southern part of the island.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
Astronomer Galileo demonstrated one of his earlier telescopes to Venetian lawmakers.
Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64.
Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.