1846 - Iowa becomes the 29th state of the US
1856 - Woodrow Wilson born
1905 - Earl "Fatha" Hines born
1905 - Cliff Arquette born
1908 - Lew Ayres born
1911 - Sam Levenson born
1918 - British Women vote for the first time in a General Election
1921 - Johnny Otis born
1933 - Nichelle Nichols born
1934 - Maggie Smith born
1940 - Don Francisco born
1946 - Edgar Winter born
1954 - Denzel Washington born
1957 - One of Britain's largest abattoirs closes down after foot-and-mouth disease is found in cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
1979 - Passengers retrace a fatal journey on the 100th anniversary of a train plunging from the Tay Bridge into icy waters.
1993 - British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia.
1980 - A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television.
2003 - The British Government announces plans to tighten airline security by allowing armed guards on some British flights to the USA.
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