1749 - German 18th century author Johann von Goethe born
1774 - The American saint who founded the first new religious community in the US Elizabeth Ann Seton born
1828 - Leo Tolstoy born
1899 - Charles Boyer born
1925 - Donald O'Connor born
1930 - Ben Gazzara born
1943 - David Soul born
1957 - Daniel Stern born
1958 - Scott Hamilton born
1963 - The fight for racial equality moves a step closer to victory as Dr Martin Luther King tells thousands of Americans his dream for freedom.
1965 - Shania Twain born
1969 - Jason Priestley born
1972 - Prince William of Gloucester killed in plance crash
1982 - LeAnn Rimes born
1985 - An East German couple appear before Horseferry Road magistrates court in London charged under the Official Secrets Act.
1994 - Thousands of shops in England and Wales open legally for the first time following a change in the Sunday trading laws.
2003 - The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, appears before the Hutton inquiry and speaks of the "raging storm" which followed a controversial BBC report.
2004 - British athlete Kelly Holmes secures a place in Olympic history by winning the 1500m gold in Athens to go with her 8oom gold..
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