NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth.
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A fire destroyed Vienna's Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
Eamon de Valera publicly repudiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.
Sophie's Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula, was released.
