Austria launched pilotless balloons against the city of Venice, which became the first air raid in history.
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Both Russia and Vanuatu joined the World Trade Organization raising the total number of members to 157.
Russia launched a robot called FEDOR to the International Space Station to work as a remote operator and carry out various tasks autonomously.
King Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth, the ultimate battle in the Wars of the Roses.
The rings of Neptune were discovered.
A 50,000-year-old human bone was discovered in Siberia.
