1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes born
1884 - Damon Runyon born
1895 - Buster Keaton born
1924 - Charlton Heston born
1928 - Alvin Toffler born
1941 - Anne Rice born
1946 - Susan Sarandon born
1957 - 'Sputnik 1' a Russian satellite has been launched into space, the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere.
1965 - The BBC announces it will begin broadcasting a new programme for immigrants from next week.
1976 - British Rail begins its new 125mph Intercity 'High Speed Train' service and Alicia Silverstone born
1979 - Rachael Leigh Cook born
1992 - An Israeli Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes in the outskirts of Amsterdam killing dozens of people.
1993 - At least five US soldiers die and two Blackhawk helicopters are shot down in a firefight with Mogadishu warlords.
2010 - Europe wins the Ryder Cup 14.5 to 13.5 points at Celtic Manor in Wales. In addition Chancellor George Osborne announces plans to cap welfare payments and scrap child support higher tax bracket families. Comedy actor Sir Norman Wisdom dies aged 95.
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