The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.
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74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma became the world's oldest mother after giving birth to twins in India.
The Joan Rivers American daytime TV talk show aired for the first time.
Hurricane Irma hit the Atlantic Basin area of the United States.
The Reign of Terror occurred in France, where many massacres and public executions happened during the French Revolution.
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.