The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.

An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow. All 174 on board are killed.

The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.

Paddington Bear makes his debut.

In Chile, the Copiapó mining accident in comes to an end when all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days…