Australia began selling its first platinum coin, featuring a Koala.
The value of the coin is 100 Australian dollars.
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Russia launched a robot called FEDOR to the International Space Station to work as a remote operator and carry out various tasks autonomously.
Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to help fight discrimination.
Baseballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
Austria launched pilotless balloons against the city of Venice, which became the first air raid in history.
A 50,000-year-old human bone was discovered in Siberia.