Birthdays |
| 1564 | William Shakespeare, English playwright |
| 1775 | J.M Turner, English artist |
| 1858 | Max Planck, German physicist |
| 1926 | James Donleavey, Irish novelist |
| 1928 | Shirley Temple, American film star |
| 1936 | Roy Orbison, American singer & chart topper |
| 1939 | Lee Majors, American film & TV actor; TV's 'Fall Guy' |
| 1941 | Ed Stewart, Radio DJ |
| 1955 | Mike Smith, Radio DJ and television presenter |
Events |
| 1616 | William Shakespeare, the famous English playwright, died |
| 1661 | King Charles II was crowned the King of Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1961 | The National Census day took place in Britain |
| 1965 | The USSR launched its first communications satellite |
| 1967 | Vladimir Komarov became the first man to make two spaceflights |
| 1968 | The first decimal coins, the 5p & 10p, were issued |
| 1979 | One person was killed, & many were injured, in clashes between N.F & Anti-Nazi league |
| 1984 | The United States announced the discovery of the AIDS virus |
| 1994 | Disgraced US president Richard Nixon died of a stroke, aged 81 |
