Birthdays |
| 1851 | Henry Jones, British dramatist |
| 1878 | Upton Sinclair, American novelist |
| 1885 | Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist and composer |
| 1927 | John Dankworth, English bandleader/jazzman |
| 1934 | Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress |
| 1955 | Jose Rivero, Golfer |
Events |
| 1519 | Ferdinand Magellan left Spain on his around the world voyage |
| 1854 | The first ever 'Victoria Crosses' were awarded during the Crimean War |
| 1946 | The first ever Cannes film festival was held |
| 1961 | An Argentinian became the first person to swim non-stop across the Channel and back |
| 1967 | The liner Queen Elizabeth II was launched from Clydebank |
| 1973 | An IRA bomb exploded at the Chelsea barracks |
| 1984 | The US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was attacked by a suicide car bomber |
