1613 - The original Globe Theatre in London burnt down during a performance of Henry the Eighth.
1900 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery born
1919 - Slim Pickens born
1930 - Robert Evans born
1944 - Gary Busey born
1947 - Richard Lewis born
1948 - Fred Grandy born
1950 - The United States defeated Walter Winterbottom's England 1-0 in the World Cup finals in Brazil.
1956 - Arthur Miller marries Marilyn Monroe.
1958 - Brazil came from behind to defeat hosts Sweden 5-2 and claim their first World Cup.
1960 - The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV announces, as it is opened in White City, West london.
1974 - Isabel Peron is sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic after her husband falls ill.
1986 - Millionaire Richard Branson smashes the world record for the fastest powerboat crossing of the Atlantic.Also Diego Maradona captained Argentina to their second World Cup with a 3-2 victory over West Germany.
1995 - American and Russian spacecrafts successfully dock in orbit for the first time in 20 years.
2001 - The government announces a memorial in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to be built in London's Hyde Park.
2002 - Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in World Cup history, finding the net in just 11 seconds for Turkey against hosts South Korea.
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