Birthdays |
| 1831 | George Pullman, US designer of railway carriages |
| 1847 | Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the telephone |
| 1911 | Jean Harlow, American film star |
| 1918 | Peter O'Sullevan, Horse racing commentator |
| 1920 | Richard Searle, Cartoonist |
| 1958 | Miranda Richardson, English actress |
| 1961 | Fatima Whitbread, English javlin thrower |
| 1972 | Darren Anderton, Footballer |
Events |
| 1931 | The US adopted the 'Star Spangled Banner' as their national anthem |
| 1969 | The American Apollo 9 spacecraft was launched |
| 1978 | A date for majority rule in Rhodesia was announced, 31st December 1978 |
| 1982 | The Queen opened the Barbican Arts Centre in London |
| 1985 | British miners called off their strike without reaching any agreement |
| 1987 | Danny Kaye, the American comedian, actor and film star, died |
| 1987 | Prescription charges in Britain rose by 20p to 2.40 per item |
| 1995 | British police were to be issued stab proof vests in 'dangerous' operations |
