Birthdays |
| 1797 | Franz Schubert, Austrian composer |
| 1882 | Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina |
| 1903 | Lord Soper, Methodist minister and left wing activist |
| 1921 | Mario Lanza, American Tenor & film actor, who died suddenly aged 38 |
| 1931 | Christopher Chataway, Former British athlete & conservative MP |
| 1938 | Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands |
| 1951 | Phil Collins, Drummer and Rock singer |
| 1966 | Alan Jaworskey, Of the Pop group 'Jesus Jones' |
Events |
| 1606 | Guy Fawkes, the 'Gunpowder Plot', conpirator was executed |
| 1867 | The four bronze lions at the base of Nelsons Column were completed |
| 1958 | America launched its first satellite, Explorer I, from Cape Canaverel |
| 1966 | Britain banned all trade with Rhodesia, Africa |
| 1968 | The Island of Mauritius became independent of Britain |
| 1983 | The film 'Ghandi' won five prizes at the Hollywood Golden Globe awards |
| 1983 | A law came into force, making the wearing of seat belts in cars obligatory |
| 1986 | The Greater London Council & six Metropolitan councils were abolished |
| 1994 | German based BMW bought Rover cars from British Aerospace for 800 million |
| 1995 | Extensive foolding struck much of Europe; Holland alone evacuated 100,000 people in danger |
