1400 - Johannes Gutenberg born. Inventor of the printing press with moveable type in 1436 and is best known for the bible that is named after him which was the first 'mass' produced book.
1894 – Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne in Paris.Also Alfred Kinsey and Edward VIII born
1912 - Alan Turing born
1927 - Bob Fosse born
1929 - June Carter born
1955 - The Queen Elizabeth ocean liner leaves for New York on schedule despite attempts by striking seamen to delay her departure.
1957 - Frances McDormand born
1968 – 74 fans are killed and 150 are injured in a stampede after a match between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires.
1972 - The Chancellor, Anthony Barber, announces his decision to temporarily float the pound. Also Selma Blair born
1977 - Jason Mraz born
1983 - Pope John Paul II holds a private meeting with the founder of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, on a visit to Poland.
1985 - An Air India 747 passenger jet disintegrates in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
1990 - Twenty years ago to this day, 38-year-old Roger Milla scored twice, helping Cameroon become the first African nation to advance to the quarter-finals of a World Cup.
1992 - New York crime boss John Gotti is sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole.
2011 - 'Columbo' actor Peter Falk dies of dementia aged 83.
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