Birthdays |
| 1801 | John Henry Newman, English cardinal and writer |
| 1907 | W.H Auden, English poet |
| 1910 | Eddie Waring. Rugby league commentator |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe |
| 1934 | Nina Simone, American singer |
| 1937 | Jilly Cooper, English novelist |
Events |
| 1804 | The first ever steam train to run on rails was demonstrated by Richard Trevithick |
| 1931 | The 'New Statesman' was published for the first time |
| 1938 | Malcolm X, black US muslim leader, was shot dead during a meeting |
| 1960 | Cuban leader Fidel Castro nationalised all businesses in Cuba |
| 1972 | US President Richard Nixon went on visit to China, to help improve relations |
| 1984 | United States Marines began leaving Beirut airport, Lebanon |
| 1985 | Isabel Peron resigned as head of Peronist party in Argentina |
