Birthdays |
| 1793 | Sam Houston, Texan leader |
| 1923 | Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westmister |
| 1931 | Mikhail Gorrbachev, Former soviet leader |
| 1949 | Naomi James, Yachtswoman and author |
| 1949 | J.P.R Williams, Welsh rugby player |
| 1950 | Karen Carpenter, Singing member of the 'Carpenters' |
| 1958 | Ian Woosnam, Welsh born golfer |
Events |
| 1882 | An assassination attempt was made on the life of Queen Victoria |
| 1958 | The Antartic was crossed for the first time by Dr Vivian Fuchs |
| 1969 | The supersonic aircraft Concorde made its first test flight in France |
| 1970 | Rhodesia became an independent republic from Britain |
| 1972 | The American Pioneer 10, bound for the planet Jupiter, was launched |
| 1986 | The Queen signed a proclamation giving Australia legal independence |
| 1988 | The Liberals and Social Democrats merged to form the Liberal Democrats |
