Birthdays |
1867 | Arnold Bennett, English novelist |
1897 | John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist |
1911 | Vincent Price, American film actor |
1922 | Christopher Lee, British born film actor |
1923 | Henry Kissinger, American politician |
1936 | Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor |
1943 | Cilla Black, Singer/entertainer |
1965 | Pat Cash, Tennis player |
1967 | Paul Gascoigne, Footballer |
Events |
1930 | There was widespread unrest in India as Gandhi was arrested |
1936 | The liner 'Queen Mary' left on her maiden voyage to New York |
1937 | The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA, was opened |
1940 | The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began |
1941 | The German battleship 'Bismark' was sunk off the coast of France |
1952 | The European Defence Community Treaty was signed |
1988 | Syrian troops took up positions in South Beirut, Lebanon |
1990 | Poland held its first free elections in over fifty years |
1992 | The European Community began a trade ban on Serbia for its actions in Bosnia |