A shark bit off an arm of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton in Hawaiian waters.
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Soyuz TM-31 was launched, carrying the first crew to reside long-term on the International Space Station.
During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
The Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
The Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated.
The Statue of Unity in India was officially completed making it the world's tallest statue at 597 ft (182 m).