1842 - Ambrose Bierce born
1878 - The St John's Ambulance are formed.
1895 - Jack Dempsey born
1899 - Chief Dan George born
1916 – The Battle of the Somme begins during the First World War
1942 - Michele Lee and Mick Fleetwood born
1944 - Jeff Beck born
1956 - Joe Penny born
1968 - The country's rail network is thrown into disarray as the National Union of Railwaymen begins its work-to-rule and ban on overtime.
1974 - The Labour Government admits Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago.
1983 - America's first woman in space, Sally Ride, returns safely in the Challenger space shuttle after a six-day flight.
1986 - Hard-line unionist leader the Reverend Ian Paisley warns Northern Ireland is on the verge of civil war.
1993 - Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates resigns over his links with fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir.
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