Birthdays |
| 1862 | Claude Debussy, French composer of 'Clair de lune' |
| 1893 | Dorothy Parker, American writer and humorist |
| 1908 | Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer |
| 1920 | Ray Bradbury, American author; 'The Martian Chronicles' |
| 1929 | Honor Blackman, Actress |
| 1960 | Steve Davis, Snooker player |
| 1967 | Mats Wilander, Tennis player |
Events |
| 1642 | King Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham, & the English Civil War began |
| 1788 | The British created the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves |
| 1864 | The International Red Cross was formed in Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1900 | Foreign troops and civilians looted the city of Peking |
| 1911 | The picture 'Mona Lisa' was stolen from the Louvre art gallery, Paris |
| 1933 | The BBC televised its first ever boxing match |
| 1963 | NASA's X-15 aircraft reached a record breaking height of 67 miles |
| 1985 | A British Airtours 737 caught fire on the runway at Manchester airport |
