Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
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Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
Nirvana released their lead single, 'Smells like Teen Spirit,' which is often dubbed the 'anthem for apathetic kids' of Generation X.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Mike the Headless Chicken lost his head.
Hamida Djandoubi, the 'Pimp Killer,' was the last person executed by guillotine in France.