Birthdays |
| 1542 | Mary Queen Of Scots, Scottish Queen who ascended to the throne aged seven |
| 1865 | Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer; 'Finlandia' and 'Valse Triste' |
| 1894 | James Thurber, American writer, humorist and cartoonist |
| 1925 | Sammy Davis Jr., US singer, dancer and actor |
| 1939 | James Galway, Popular Irish flautist |
| 1941 | Geoff Hurst, Former West Ham footballer |
| 1943 | Jim Morrison, American lead singer with the Pop group 'Doors' |
Events |
| 1841 | Prince Albert Edward, later Edward VII, became the 'Prince of Wales' |
| 1863 | Boxer Tom King of England beat American John Heenan, to become the first heavyweight champion of the world |
| 1941 | As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, Britain, the United States and Australia declared war on Japan |
| 1952 | Her Majesty the Queen, announced she would permit her coronation to be televised |
| 1980 | 'Beatle' John Lennon was shot and killed, by Mark David Chapman |
| 1981 | Arthur Scargill became leader of 'The National Union Of Mineworkers' |
| 1991 | The Soviet Union came to an end, with the forming of a 'Commonwealth of Independent States' |
| 1993 | Daisy Adams of Church Gresley, Derbyshire, thought to be Britains oldest person, died aged 113 |
