The last total solar eclipse of the 20th century occurred and was visible from Europe and Asia.
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NASA launched its Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers mission (AMPTE) from the Cape Canaveral launch pad.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe witnessed the supernova SN 1572.
Israel launched its first satellite, Ofek-1, from the Palmachim Air Base.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
