The first day of the Gregorian calendar began in France, Italy, Portugal, and various other Catholic states.
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The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche celebrated his 44th birthday by beginning his autobiography 'Ecce Homo,' which was published in 1908.
NASA's Galileo spacecraft skimmed by Jupiter's moon, Lo, at just 112 miles (180 km).
The children's novel 'Charlotte's Web' was published by E. B. White.
Aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers, made the first human ascent in a hot air balloon.
