1834 - The Poor Law is amended in Britain causing the Work House to be established
1925 - Russell Baker born
1941 - US President Franklin D Roosevelt and UK PM Winston Churchill agree plans for downfall of Hitler. David Crosby and Lynne Cheney born
1945 - Steve Martin born
1946 - Susan St. James born
1947 - Danielle Steel born
1950 - Gary Larson born
1959 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson born
1968 - Halle Berry born
1969 - The British Government sends troops into Northern Ireland in what it says is a "limited operation" to restore law and order.
1970 - Kevin Cadogan born
1979 - Dozens of yachts are lost and at least three people killed after a freak storm blows during the Fastnet yacht race.
1980 - Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, strike in protest over the dismissal of a trade union activist
2000 - A rescue operation is underway to save the lives of more than 100 sailors on board a Russian submarine grounded at the bottom of the Barents Sea.
2001 - The IRA says it is withdrawing a proposal it made last week on putting its weapons beyond use.
2003 - Massive power failures cause chaos across the eastern United States and Canada, hitting cities such as New York and Ottawa.
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