Birthdays |
| 1858 | King Gustav V of Sweden |
| 1890 | Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, British politician |
| 1927 | Tony Gravney, Cricketer |
| 1946 | Simon Williams, Actor |
Events |
| 1948 | Double yellow lines were used for the first time on British roads |
| 1951 | The People's Party was founded in India |
| 1963 | Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space |
| 1972 | Burglars were caught inside the Watergate building, which caused the downfall of President Nixon |
| 1976 | Race riots in South Africa left six people dead |
| 1977 | Britain broke all diplomatic links with Uganda |
| 1981 | An alliaince between the Liberals and the SDP was announced |
| 1983 | Mr Andropov was elected the President of the Soviet Union |
