The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
It was only 33 years before this that the population reached 2 billion.
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Mozart published the Haydn Quartets in Vienna.
German Astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered the 3 Juno asteroid in the Asteroid Belt.
Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather and became King of France at the young age of five.
Google adopted a new logo design.
Legendary soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's record for the most international goals.