Birthdays |
| 1462 | Louis XII, King of France |
| 1844 | Joseph Smith, Founder of the Mormon church |
| 1846 | Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish leader |
| 1859 | Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' |
| 1880 | Helen Keller, American author |
| 1938 | Shirley Ann Field, Actress |
| 1938 | Tommy Cannon, Comedian |
Events |
| 1918 | The parachute was used for first time to save someones life |
| 1946 | Bread rationing began in the UK, just after the war |
| 1960 | The Soviets walked out on the arms talks with America |
| 1961 | Dr Ramsey became the new Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1961 | NASA's X-15 rocket plane reached a record speed of 4,105 mph |
| 1967 | Barclays Bank opened Britains first cash dispenser |
| 1975 | The hunting of Finback whales was banned |
| 1977 | French Somaliland became the independent country of Djibouti |
| 1986 | A Bugatti sports car was sold for a record 6.5 million dollars |
