Birthdays |
| 1824 | Alexandre Dumas, French author |
| 1930 | Shirley Williams, Politician |
| 1942 | Bobby Gentry, American singer |
| 1955 | Alan Border, Australian cricketer |
| 1958 | Christopher Dean, British Olympic skater |
| 1960 | Jo Durie, Tennis player |
Events |
| 1694 | An act of Parliament founded The Bank of England |
| 1953 | The Korean war came to an end, with the signing of the armistice |
| 1964 | Winston Churchill made his last appearance in the House of Commons |
| 1980 | The deposed Shah of Iran died in exile |
| 1984 | James Mason, the English film actor, died |
| 1985 | Milton Obote, the President of Uganda, was overthrown |
