Richard Crosbie became the first Irish man to fly a hot air balloon in Ireland.
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Indira Gandhi was elected as India's fourth Prime Minister.
The popular board game Scrabble went on sale in the UK.
Apple released the first computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) called the Lisa.
The Batavian Republic was proclaimed, replacing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
