Adrian Hidalgo set the world record for spinning a diabolo around his leg 117 times in 1 minute.
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The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
The most deadly earthquake in history was recorded in China in Shaanxi's province.