Birthdays |
| 1803 | Hector Berlioz, French composer |
| 1880 | Irving Berlin, American composer |
| 1892 | Margaret Rutherford, English actress |
| 1912 | Phil Silvers, Actor; played Sgt Bilko in TV series |
| 1931 | Rupert Murdoch, Media tycoon |
| 1950 | Jeremy Paxton, Television broadcaster |
| 1963 | Natasha Richardson, Actress |
| 1964 | John Parrott, Snooker player |
Events |
| 1709 | Large numbers of Germans began emigrating to North America |
| 1812 | The prime minister, Spencer Perceval, was assassignated in the House of Commons |
| 1931 | Martial Law was announced in several Spanish cities |
| 1949 | Siam changed its name to Thailand |
| 1949 | Israel became a member of the United Nations |
| 1960 | 'France', the worlds longest ocean liner, was launched |
| 1985 | A fire at Bradford City FC caused the death of 56 fans |
| 1988 | Kim Philby, the English born Soviet spy, died in the USSR |
| 1989 | 'Cats' became the longest running musical in the West End |
