Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
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The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
The fourth great fire of San Francisco happened, destroying a considerable portion of the city.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
