Birthdays |
| 1810 | Phineas T. Barnum, Circus entrepreneur |
| 1853 | Cecil Rhodes, Founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| 1879 | Dwight Davis, American statesman |
| 1911 | Georges Pompidou, French statesman |
| 1934 | Philip Madoc, Actor |
| 1953 | Elizabeth Emmanuel, English dress designer |
| 1953 | Maggie Moon, Singer |
Events |
| 1791 | The first ever British ambassador to the United States was appointed |
| 1817 | Gold sovereigns were first issued |
| 1865 | The speed of road vehicles was limited to 2mph in towns & 4mph in the country |
| 1945 | Winston Churchill lost the General Election |
| 1946 | The bikini swimsuit was first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show |
| 1948 | The National Health Service was established in Britain |
| 1969 | The Rolling Stones staged a free concert in Hyde Park |
| 1977 | Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, was deposed by the military |
