The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
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Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
