NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
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Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre, Paris, by Vincenzo Perugia.
Bioshock, the first-person dystopian horror shooter game, was released for Xbox 360 and PC.
The church 'Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez' was founded.
The naval battle of Texel took place in the North Sea.
A solar eclipse occurred, which started Tycho Brahe's interest in the world of astronomy.