Birthdays |
| 1829 | William Booth, Foudner of the Salvation Army |
| 1847 | Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaper owner |
| 1929 | Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor |
| 1932 | Omar Sharif, Egyptian born actor |
| 1940 | Gloria Hunniford, Television & radio presenter |
| 1941 | Chuck Connors, American film actor |
| 1953 | David Moorcroft, British athlete |
Events |
| 1633 | Bananas went on sale for the first time in Britain |
| 1841 | The New York Tribune was published for the very first time |
| 1849 | The safety pin was patented in the United States |
| 1912 | The liner 'Titanic' left Southampton on her first (and only) voyage |
| 1924 | The first ever book of crosswords was published in the United States |
| 1960 | The Civil Rights Bill was passed in the American Senate |
| 1972 | An agreement, banning the use of biological weapons, was signed by 46 countries |
| 1984 | The Solar Max satellite was sucessfully retrieved by Shuttle astronauts |
| 1986 | Miss Bhutto returned to Pakistan from exile |
