London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
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William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom.
Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
Queen Elizabeth II of England officially opened the Severn Bridge in South West England.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder, was crowned king of Germany in Mainz Cathedral by Archbishop Aribo.
