Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards for starring in over 200 movies.
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The Rosetta Philae became the first-ever probe to land on a moving comet.
Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
Pudge Heffelfinger played his first paid game, making him the first professional American Football player.
English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.
