1783 - Washington Irving born
1882 - Jessie James is killed
1916 - Herb Caen born
1924 - Doris Day and Marlon Brando born
1925 - Jan Merlin born
1934 - Jane Goodall born
1942 - Wayne Newton and Marsha Mason born
1944 - Tony Orlando born
1954 - Oxford wins the 100th Boat Race in rough conditions on the River Thames.
1958 - Alec Baldwin born
1959 - David Hyde Pierce born
1961 - Eddie Murphy born
1964 - Robert Chapin born
1971 - Picabo Street born
1972 - Jennie Garth born
1987 - The late Duchess of Windsor's jewellery is sold for £31m ($50m) - six times the expected figure.
1993 - The world-famous Grand National steeplechase is declared void after a series of mishaps at the start.
1996 - Police in the United States arrest Theodore Kaczynski, who they believe is the notorious "Unabomber" who killed three people and maimed 23 others.
2000 - A controversial plan to give asylum seekers vouchers instead of cash comes into force.
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