The Pedaliante, a human-powered aircraft, successfully flew 0.62 miles (1 km) in Milan, Italy.
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The first public Bat Mitzvah was held in New York City. It was for a girl named Judith Kaplan.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov made the first spacewalk when he left his Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
Valletta was made the capital city of Malta.
