The pilot episode of the science-fiction series “The X-Files” aired on FOX in the US & Canada.
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Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.
Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
Hamida Djandoubi, the 'Pimp Killer,' was the last person executed by guillotine in France.