Piero the Unfortunate was stripped of his title of Lord of Florence, Italy, and exiled.
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The Berlin Wall began to fall.
Beyoncé received her 99th Grammy nomination, becoming the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Mary Jane Kelly was found dead on her bed in London. She is thought to have been the fifth and final victim of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli released his sixth album, 'Sacred Arias,' which sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling classical album ever by a solo singer.
NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.
