Birthdays |
| 1697 | Canaletto, Renowned Italian painter |
| 1925 | Melina Mercouri, Actress who became Greek Minister of Culture |
| 1926 | Chuck Berry, Popular 'Rock and Roll' singer of the 50's |
| 1927 | George C Scott, Oscar winning, American actor and director |
| 1939 | Lee Harvey Oswald, Presumed assassin of President J F Kennedy |
| 1956 | Martina Navratilova, Winner of nine Wimbledon ladies singles titles |
| 1961 | Gladstone Small, English cricketer |
| 1961 | Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter |
Events |
| 1826 | Britains last national state lottery was held |
| 1898 | Puerto Rico was formerly taken over by America, from the Spanish |
| 1910 | At the Old Bailey the trial began of the infamous Dr Crippen, accused of murdering his wife |
| 1922 | The British Broadcasting Corporation was officially formed |
| 1963 | Harold Macmillan resigned as Prime Minister, succeeded by Sir Alec Douglas Home |
| 1987 | Nigel Mansell won the Mexican Grand Prix |
| 1988 | A broadcasting ban was imposed on the IRA, by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd |
