1861 - The American civil war begins
1908 - Herbert Asquith becomes British Prime Minister
1923 - Ann Miller born
1930 - Tiny Tim born
1940 - Herbie Hancock born
1945 - US President Franklin D Roosevelt dies
1946 - Ed O'Neill born
1947 - David Letterman and Tom Clancy born
1950 - David Cassidy born
1956 - Andy Garcia born
1957 - Vince Gill born
1961 - The Soviet Union beats the USA in the race to get the first man into space and Yuri Gagarin becomes a national hero.
1962 - Art Alexakis born
1970 - Nick Hexum born
1971 - Nicholas Brendon and Shannen Doherty born
1975 - The US admits defeat in Cambodia and removes its remaining embassy personnel from the capital, Phnom Penh.
1979 - Claire Danes born
1982 - Riley Smith born
1984 - Arthur Scargill, leader of the miners' union the NUM, will not allow a national ballot to take place on whether to stop the strike.
1997 - Police in Sarajevo discover mines under a bridge just hours before the arrival of the Pope.
2000 - The Queen presents the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) with the George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery.
No comments:
Post a Comment