Birthdays |
| 1850 | Lord Kitchener, English general |
| 1909 | William Penney, English physicist |
| 1911 | Juan Fangio, Argentinian born racing driver |
| 1915 | Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer |
| 1930 | Claude Chabrol, French film director |
| 1944 | Jeff Beck, Guitarist |
| 1947 | Mike Fleetwood, Rock drummer |
Events |
| 1314 | Robert the Bruce defeated the English at the battle of Bannockburn |
| 1878 | The St John Ambulance Association was formed |
| 1901 | Picasso displayed his work for the very first time |
| 1956 | Colonel Nasser became the President of Egypt |
| 1978 | The North Yemen President was assassinated |
| 1981 | The first ever traffic crossed the new Humber bridge |
| 1982 | The first Frenchman was launched into orbit, as part of Soviet mission |
| 1983 | Syria expelled the PLO leader Yasser Arafat |
