The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
Source
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
Portuguese explorer Diogo Dias became the first European to set foot on Madagascar.
