Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
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Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to become a member of the British House of Commons.
Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
