NASA’s Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars’ orbit.
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German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet sighted using a telescope.
Dr. Fritz Derom performed a successful single-lung transplantation on patient Aloïs Vereecken at the University Hospital in Ghent, Belgium.
Disney's Moana premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kaikōura, New Zealand.
Louis Timothee became America's first paid librarian.
