Navigator Vasco da Gama of Portugal started his first voyage.
He would become the first explorer to reach India by sea.
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The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
The Sega Saturn console was released in Europe following its massive success in Japan & North America.
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Naga while giving a speech.
David Humphreys handed out the first recorded US passport.
'Inception,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiered in London, England.