Birthdays |
| 1653 | Ancangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist |
| 1766 | Thomas Malthus, English economist |
| 1929 | Yassir Arafat, Palestinian leader & Nobel Prize winner |
| 1934 | Barry Humphries, Australian actor/creator of 'Dame Edna' |
| 1934 | Alan Bates, English actor |
| 1941 | Julia McKenzie, British actress |
| 1950 | Prunella Gee, British actress |
Events |
| 1864 | A submarine was successfully used to attack a warship, for the first time |
| 1880 | The Russian tsar survived an attempted bomb assassination |
| 1883 | The Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign was patented |
| 1909 | Geronimo, the American indian Apache leader, died |
| 1958 | The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was formed in Britain |
| 1972 | The House of Commons voted in favour of Britain joining the Common Market |
| 1972 | The Volkswagon 'Beetle' became the most successful production model, selling over 15 million vehicles |
| 1994 | Russian troops joined the UN peace keeping forces in Bosnia |
