A tropical storm named Irina on the island of Madagascar killed 65 people.
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After a four-month journey, the Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus.
Country music stars Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins all perished in an airplane crash.
The Boston Massacre occurred.
The world's favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.
Nikola Tesla tried to explain how the phenomenon of ball lightning works.
