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NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (died 2016)
Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Second Lady of the United States (1981–1989) (born 1925)
NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.
The Peak District was designated the first national park in the United Kingdom.
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history.
Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of t�
Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.
The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16, an event commonly known and celebrated as Bicycle Day.
The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union.