1899 - Gloria Swanson born
1921 - Harold Nicholas born
1924 - Sarah Vaughan born
1931 - David Janssen born
1942 - Michael York born
1963 - A far-reaching report giving the first full description of the state of the railways recommends the closure of large sections of the network. Also Quentin Tarantino born
1970 - Mariah Carey born
1977 - 583 people die when two jumbo jets collide on a runway in the popular holiday destination of Tenerife.
1980 - 123 oil rig workers die when the Alexander Kielland North Sea accommodation platform collapses during gales.
1989 - Russian voters have gone to the polls - with early indications that many Communist candidates have been rejected by the electorate.
1994 - The troubled European Fighter Aircraft makes its inaugural flight two years later than expected.
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