Birthdays |
| 1750 | Antonio Salieri, Italian composer |
| 1830 | Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor |
| 1922 | Shelley Winters, American film actress |
| 1933 | Roman Polanski, Polish born film director |
| 1937 | Robert Redford, US film actor and director |
| 1937 | Willie Rushton, Satirist & TV personality |
Events |
| 1856 | A patent was granted for condensed milk |
| 1941 | The National Fire Service was established in Britain |
| 1960 | The first oral contraceptive was sold in the United States |
| 1964 | South Africa was banned from taking part in the Olympic Games |
| 1966 | The 'Cultural Revolution' in China began |
| 1986 | Soviet leader Grobachev announced a further freeze on nuclear testing |
| 1993 | The waring factions in Yugoslavia agreed to place Sarajevo under UN control |
