Pope Celestine V resigned after just five months in the job to return to his life as an ascetic hermit.
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The third and last moonwalk of the Apollo 17 mission began.
Beyoncé's fifth studio album, 'Beyoncé,' was released.
The clip-on tie was designed.
The first European explorer discovered New Zealand.
Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, was released.