1886 - Al Jolson born
1907 - John Wayne born
1908 - Robert Morley born
1913 - Peter Cushing born
1914 - Frankie Manning born
1919 - Jay Silverheels born
1920 - Peggy Lee born
1923 - James Arness born
1939 - Brent Musburger born
1948 - Stevie Nicks born
1949 - Pam Grier, Philip Michael Thomas and Hank Williams born
1950 - Long queues appear at garages this evening and motorists have torn their ration books into confetti after an end to petrol rationing is announced.
1951 - Sally Ride born
1964 - Lenny Kravitz born
1972 - State-owned travel firm Thomas Cook & Son is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the Midland Bank.
1981 - The entire Italian coalition cabinet under Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani steps down in the wake of a scandal over freemasonry.
1998 - Emperor Akihito of Japan speaks of his "pain" over the suffering inflicted by his country during World War II, but war veterans feel he does not go far enough.
2000 - The Hezbollah leader is greeted by thousands of supporters during a victory rally to celebrate the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon.
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