Birthdays |
| 1633 | King James II, Youngest son of Charles I |
| 1644 | William Penn, English Quaker who gave his name to Pennsylvania |
| 1890 | Dwight.D Eisenhower, Wartime General and 34th US President |
| 1894 | E.E Cummings, American poet |
| 1928 | Roger Moore, Actor of stage and films (James Bond films) |
| 1940 | Cliff Richard, Popular singer, whose first hit was 'Move it' |
| 1946 | Justin Hayward, Of the Pop group the 'Moody Blues' |
| 1960 | Steve Cram, Record breaking athlete |
Events |
| 1066 | The Battle of Hastings took place on Senlac Hill, near Pevensey |
| 1912 | An assassin shot Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee. A thick coat and documents he was carrying saved his life |
| 1947 | Chuck Yeager made the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California |
| 1964 | At the Tokyo Olympics, Mary Rand won a gold medal for the long jump |
| 1968 | In London, the new Euston railway station was opened |
| 1969 | The first 50 pence coin was issued in Britain |
