King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.
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Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
After countless failures, North Korea launched its first satellite.
The deepest point of land was identified.
Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.
Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
