1800 - John Brown born
1873 - Howard Carter born
1904 - Explorer Sir Henry Stanley dies
1918 - Mike Wallace born
1936 - Glenda Jackson and Albert Finney born
1940 - James L. Brooks born
1946 - Candice Bergen born
1949 - Billy Joel born
1955 - West Germany formally joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO' at a special ceremony in Paris.
1956 - Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden refuses to give details about the disappearance of a naval diver during a goodwill visit by the Soviet leadership.
1960 - Tony Gwynn born
1965 - Steve Yzerman born
1972 - Twelve Israeli soldiers disguised as maintenance staff storm a hijacked Sabena Boeing at Lod airport in Tel Aviv and released the 100 people on board.
1979 - At least 18 demonstrators are shot dead and many wounded after police opened fire on anti-government protesters in El Salvador. Also Pierre Bouvier born
1988 - Syria has hints for the first time it may send in troops to halt the bloodshed in the slums of southern Beirut.
1999 - Major cities in China see their biggest demonstrations for years since the destruction by Nato bombs of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
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