The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
Osiris became the first discovered exoplanet with an atmosphere.
The Hofburg fire destroyed part of the Royal Court in Vienna, Austria.
Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's first monarch to pay income tax.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
Ross McWhirter, who co-founded the Guinness Book of World Records with his twin brother, was shot dead.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
