Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley’s Comet.
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Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
To Kill a Mockingbird film was released.
The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, was released.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
