Birthdays |
| 1825 | Charles Worth, Fashion designer, and first to use female models |
| 1850 | Robert Louis Stevenson, Author of 'Treasure Island' & 'Kidnapped' |
| 1906 | John Sparrow, Poet, lawyer and broadcaster |
| 1912 | Eugene Ionesco, Romanian born French Playwright |
| 1931 | Joan Lestor, Labour politician |
| 1949 | Whoopi Goldberg, 'Oscar' winning actress |
Events |
| 1687 | Nell Gwyn, actress and mistress of Charles II, died aged 37 |
| 1914 | The 'Bra' was patented by Mary Phelps an American heiress |
| 1916 | The Battle of the Somme ended, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives |
| 1940 | Walt Disney's cartoon film, 'Fantasia', opened in New York |
| 1964 | Pope Paul VI donated his jewelled tiara, to the poor of the world |
| 1973 | Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. died in a road crash aged 19. He was the second son of the 'Rock and Roll' star to die |
| 1989 | Dense fog in central and southern England caused chaos; five people were killed |
