Birthdays |
| 1786 | Wilhelm Grimm, Author of fairy tales |
| 1885 | Chester Nimitz, United States navy admiral |
| 1931 | Brian Close, British cricketer |
| 1932 | Michel Legrand, French born film music composer |
| 1942 | Paul Jones, Blues singer and broadcaster |
| 1948 | Dennis Waterman, English TV actor ('Minder' & 'The Sweeny') |
| 1955 | Alain Prost, French Formula 1 racing driver |
Events |
| 1920 | Nancy Astor became the first woman to address Parliament |
| 1932 | Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record in 'Bluebird', in the USA |
| 1938 | Nylon was commercially used for the first time in toothbrush bristles |
| 1946 | Juan Peron was elected as the President of Argentina |
| 1968 | The discovery of the first pulsar in space was announced |
| 1969 | Mariner 6, the first spacecraft to fly by Mars, was launched |
| 1981 | The engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana was announced |
| 1991 | In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejected the Communist Party |
