NASA launched the Phoenix spaceship from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US.
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French monk Dom Pierre Pérignon accidentally made champagne.
A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
The first printed edition of the Zohar (Jewish kabbalah) was published.
Greek-owned cruise ship 'Oceanos' sank off the coast of South Africa due to uncontrollable flooding.
The Treaty of Sistova was signed, which ended the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.