Birthdays |
1561 | Francis Bacon, English politician and philospher |
1788 | Lord Byron, English poet |
1875 | D.W Griffith, American film director/producer |
1921 | Sir Alf Ramsey, Manager of England's World Cup squad |
1937 | Nyree Dawn Porter, English actress |
1940 | John Hurt, English born film actor; 'Alien' |
1948 | George Foreman, American heavyweight boxer |
Events |
1771 | The Falkland Islands were given to Britain by the Spanish |
1879 | British troops were massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana, South Africa |
1924 | Ramsey MacDonald became the first British Labour Prime Minister |
1927 | A football match was broadcast over the radio for the very first time |
1941 | Tobruk, North Africa, was captured by Australian troops |
1944 | Allied forces landed at Anzio, Italy |
1947 | The fresh meat ration was reduced to 1s (5p) per week in Britain |
1972 | The United Kingdom joined the Common Market |
1974 | Loyalists were expelled from the Northern Ireland Assembley |