The UK government recognized British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language.
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Donna Summer received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Valletta was made the capital city of Malta.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
King George I of Greece was assassinated while out on a walk in Thessaloniki.
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov made the first spacewalk when he left his Voskhod 2 spacecraft.