Holy Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria defeated Frederick I of Austria during the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
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The Berlin Wall began to fall.
George Bruce received the first US design patents for typefaces and bordering.
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The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.