Birthdays |
| 1896 | George Burns, American comedian |
| 1920 | Federico Fellini, Italian born film director |
| 1926 | Patricia Neal, American film actress |
| 1930 | Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, The second man to walk on the Moon |
| 1934 | Tom Baker, Actor; played 'Dr Who' |
| 1946 | Malcolm McLaren, British rock impresario |
| 1950 | Liza Goddard, Actress |
| 1971 | Gary Barlow, Of 'Take That' |
Events |
| 1265 | The first ever English Parliament met in Westminster Hall |
| 1841 | The island of Hong Kong was occupied by the British |
| 1961 | John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States |
| 1961 | The Queen began a tour of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran |
| 1981 | 52 Americans held hostage in their embassy in Teheran, Iran, were released |
| 1986 | The British and French agreed on a twin tunnel rail link for the Channel Tunnel |
| 1987 | The Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy, Terry Waite, disapperaed in Beirut |
| 1993 | Audrey Hepburn, the Hollywood film actress, died |
