Jack the Ripper killed his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
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The US Navy commissioned USS Nautilus, which became the world’s first nuclear submarine.
The 6.4 magnitude Latur earthquake in India killed nearly 10,000 people.
Hollywood actor James Dean died aged 24.
Mozart's last opera, 'The Magic Flute,' premiered in Vienna.
Parliament officially nominated Henry IV as Richard II's successor and proclaimed him king of England.