It happened on… August 31

The film “A Star Is Born,” directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, premieres at the Venice Film Festival.

The Walt Disney Company announces that it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion (US).

Edvard Munch's painting “The Scream,” stolen in August 2004, is recovered in very good condition by Norwegian police.

At the 62nd Venice Film Festival, “Brokeback Mountain,” directed by Ang Lee, wins the Golden Lion.

Princess Diana, her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver Henri Paul die in a car accident in Paris.

A Pentium computer defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov.

The “Howard Stern Radio Show” premieres
on WNCX 98.5 FM in Cleveland, Ohio.

East Germany and West Germany sign a treaty to unify the two countries.

Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation after 16 years of marriage.

Thomas Edison invents the Kinetoscope, the first film camera in cinema history.

Ferdinand von Zeppelin invents the airship.

Jack the Ripper murders his first victim, Mary Ann Nichols. The serial killer would go on to murder at least five victims.