The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
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NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
