England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
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Estonia claimed its independence from USSR.
The ''LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” returned to Lakehurst, New Jersey, after being the first airship to circumference the earth in one journey.
Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotsky was assassinated with an ice axe in Mexico City.
NASA announced they would send a ship to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to look for extraterrestrial life.
Mother Teresa contracted malaria and spent one week in hospital in New Delhi, India.