Birthdays |
| 1838 | Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships |
| 1839 | John D. Rockerfeller, American multi-millionaire |
| 1851 | Arthur Evans, English archaeologist |
| 1882 | Percy Grainger, Australian composer |
| 1915 | Billy Eckstine, American singer |
| 1932 | Brian Walden, Television political interviewer |
| 1950 | Sarah Kennedy, Television presenter |
Events |
| 1497 | Vasco da Gama left Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India |
| 1882 | The poet, Percy Shelly, was drowned while in Italy |
| 1884 | The childrens charity, the NSPCC, was founded in London |
| 1918 | National Savings stamps went on sale for the first time |
| 1967 | Vivien Leigh, the British actress in 'Gone With The Wind', died |
| 1978 | Mount Everest was successfully climbed without the use of oxygen masks |
| 1981 | There were riots in Moss Side, Manchester, & Wood Green, London |
| 1985 | Britain lifted its trade ban with Argentina after the Falklands crisis ended |
| 1986 | British Steel made a profit for the first time in 17 years |
