Benedetto Odescalchi was elected as Pope Innocent XI.
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After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
A report published claimed that the fossils of Dickinsonia were the oldest animals to roam the planet.
The Netflix limited series about the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was released.
English author J. R. R. Tolkien released his critically acclaimed book 'The Hobbit.'
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch stepped down as the chair of Fox and News Corp at the age of 92, choosing to pass the reins to his son, Lachlan.
