The Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, which ended the Russo-Turkish War.
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Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to quintuplets, who became the first US quintuplets to survive past infancy.
Hindi became the official language of India.
The IBM 305 RAMAC commercial computer was announced to the public.
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at school after bringing in a homemade clock, which was mistaken for a bomb.
The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon's surface.
