The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.
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Western Australia became the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle landed in California after completing its maiden voyage.
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.
The Russo-Japanese war ended with the official signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth.
Hurricane Irma hit the Atlantic Basin area of the United States.
