Birthdays |
| 1573 | Michel Angelo Merisi Caraviggio, Italian artist |
| 1803 | Prosper Merimee, French writer |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English film actor |
| 1917 | Michael Soames, British dancer |
| 1934 | Brigit Bardot, French born film actress |
| 1946 | Peter Egan, Actor |
| 1946 | Helen Shapiro, Singer |
Events |
| 1745 | The national anthem, God Save The King, was sung for the first time |
| 1794 | Britain, Austria and Russia formed an alliance against France |
| 1865 | The first female doctor in Britain became qualified |
| 1885 | Simon Marks and Tom Spencer opened their first shop |
| 1894 | The founders of Marks and Spencer opened their first shop in Manchester |
| 1978 | Pope John Paul I died, after only being pope for 33 days |
| 1985 | Rioting broke out in Brixton after a police shooting |
| 1994 | The car ferry 'Estonia' sank in the Baltic, drowning over 900 people |
