1825 - The firsts world railway is opened. The railway which runs between Stockton and Darlington was designed by George Stephenson.
1920 - William Conrad born
1922 - Arthur Penn born
1926 - Jayne Meadows born
1934 - Greg Morris born
1934 - Wilford Brimley born
1940 - Germany, Italy and Japan sign pact forming the Axis
1947 - Cheryl Tiegs born
1947 - Meat Loaf born
1958 - Shaun Cassidy born
1962 - Rebels in Yemen assassinate Iman Ahmed and establish republic
1964 - Stephan Jenkins born
1968 - The American hippy musical "Hair" opens in London - one day after the abolition of theatre censorship.
1970 - The king of Jordan and the leader of the PLO's Yasser Arafat agree a ceasefire at a summit of Arab leaders in Cairo, Egypt.
1988 - Sprinter Ben Johnson is sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace having tested positive for drugs.
1996 - The capital of Afghanistan falls to opposition militia after three days of fierce fighting.
1998 - 16 years under Kohl end as Schroeder wins German elections
2001 - A gunman runs amok in a central Switzerland government building, killing at least 14 people before turning the gun on himself.
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