Birthdays |
| 1756 | John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named |
| 1866 | H.G Wells, English writer of 'War of the Worlds' |
| 1923 | Jimmy Young, Radio DJ/presenter |
| 1931 | Larry Hagman, US TV & film actor; played J.R in Dallas |
| 1936 | Leonard Cohen, Singer |
| 1948 | Stephen King, US novelist & director; 'The Shining' & 'IT' |
| 1950 | Bill Murray, US comedy film actor; 'Ghostbusters' |
Events |
| 1745 | Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated the English at the Battle of Prestonpans, Scotland |
| 1792 | France became a republic, abolishing its monarchy |
| 1832 | Sir Walter Scott, the famous Scottish novelist, died |
| 1915 | Stonehenge was sold at auction for 6,600 pounds |
| 1917 | The country of Latvia proclaimed its independence |
| 1962 | The 'University Challenge' television programme was broadcast for the first time |
| 1964 | Malta became independent from Britain within the Commonwealth |
| 1993 | The first ever meeting between the Pope and the Israeli Chief Rabii took place |
