74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma became the world’s oldest mother after giving birth to twins in India.
Source
The Voyager 1 Space Probe was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The Joan Rivers American daytime TV talk show aired for the first time.
In The Netherlands, this day was named 'Dolle Dinsdag,' which means Mad Tuesday.
William Cecil inaugurated himself as English minister of foreign affairs.
Western Australia became the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
