Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The London Electric Cab began operating on London streets.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
