1906 - Aristotle Onassis born
1909 - Gene Krupa born
1913 - Lloyd Bridges born
1920 - Cardinal John O'Connor born
1929 - Dr. Martin Luther King born
1937 - Margaret O'Brien born
1951 - Charo born
1953 - The East German authorities begin a purge of senior officials, accused of plotting against the state and spying for imperialistic powers
1973 - President Nixon orders a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam - following peace talks in Paris
1982 - The prime minister's son, Mark Thatcher, is on his way home after being missing in the Sahara for six days
1984 - The leftwing rebel, Tony Benn, beats off the competition to win Labour's nomination for the Chesterfield by-election
1987 - A police officer who mistakenly shot and paralysed an innocent woman is cleared of all criminal charges
1997 - The Princess of Wales angers government ministers after calling for an international ban on landmines
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