After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA’s Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
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Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
