1852 - The first flight of a steam driven balloon
1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald born
1921 - Jim McKay born
1924 - Sheila MacRae born
1931 - Anthony Newley born
1936 - Jim Henson born
1941 - Linda McCartney born
1948 - Phil Hartman born
1954 - Temple to Roman god found near Mansion House in London
1962 - Nia Vardalos born
1971 - UK expels 90 Soviets spies after revelations of KGB defector
1975 - Dougal Haston and Doug Scott become the first Britons to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain.
1976 - The Rhodesian Government agrees to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years.
1980 - Iraqi planes bomb and set on fire Iran's Kharg Island crude oil export terminal.
1988 - Ben Johnson wins the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics and reaffirms his position as the world's fastest man.
1992 - David Mellor resigns as heritage minister, blaming his departure on a constant barrage of hostile stories in the tabloid press.
1998 - Iran lifts fatwa on Salman Rushdie after nearly 10 years
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