Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
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Adrian Hidalgo set the world record for spinning a diabolo around his leg 117 times in 1 minute.
Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
The Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
The programming language 'Java' was released.
The most deadly earthquake in history was recorded in China in Shaanxi's province.
