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The Berlin Wall is officially opened, allowing refugees to exit directly through crossing points between East Germany and West Germany, Europe, and also allowing private travel through the wall. The Pink Floyd song A Great Day For Freedom is a reflection of the effects of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Heresy by Rush is also about the fall of The Wall, as is I Thought It Was Over by The Feeling. In Memory Of The Martyrs by Barclay James Harvest is about those who lost their lives in earlier years while trying to cross the Berlin Wall.
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Former Staff Sgt Barry Sadler, best known for his militaristic right wing 1966 hit, The Ballad of the Green Berets, dies in the VA hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA, near Nashville. He was recovering from brain surgery which was needed after he accidentally shot himself in the head.
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays at The Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Nirvana play at Schwimmbad, Hanover, Germany, Europe.
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