Zhai Zhigang became the first person from China to perform a spacewalk while on the Shenzhou 7 mission.
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New Zealand singer Lorde released her debut album 'Pure Heroine.'
Locomotion No. 1 became the first passenger-carrying steam-powered locomotive and was driven by George and Stephenson.
A new flag was chosen for the People's Republic of China.
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The latter of two total lunar eclipses was seen from the Americas.