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 |
