Birthdays |
| 1632 | Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls) |
| 1822 | Thomas Hughes, English author who wrote 'Tom Browns Schooldays' |
| 1884 | Bela Lugosi, Hungarian born actor, star of many 'Horror' films |
| 1934 | Tomothy West, Actor and director |
| 1940 | Kathy Kirby, Pop singer of the 60's |
| 1949 | Eddie Macken, Irish international show jumper |
| 1961 | Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and Liverpool player |
Events |
| 1714 | The coronation took place of King George I |
| 1822 | The 'Sunday Times' was first published |
| 1842 | Grace Darling, the lighthouse keepers daughter, famous for her daring rescue of passengers from a wrecked steamship, died of consumption |
| 1964 | Former President of America Herbert Hoover died, aged 90 |
| 1987 | Hundreds of homes and roads were flooded,when torrential rain struck London and the south east |
| 1988 | Sheila Scott,the first european woman to have flown solo around the world,died |
| 1989 | Sir Anthony Quayle died aged 76, Star of many stage and screen productions,including 'Lawrence of Arabia' |
