1921 - Charles Bronson born
1933 - Michael Dukakis and Ken Berry born
1936 - Franklin D Roosevelt wins second term as US President
1952 - Roseanne born
1953 - Dennis Miller and Kate Capshaw born
1954 - Adam Ant born
1957 - The Soviet Union sends the first ever living creature (Laika, a dog) into the cosmos aboard Sputnik II.
1959 - Dolph Lundgren born
1964 - Lyndon B Johnson, who took over after President Kennedy's assassination, wins the White House race.
1975 - The Queen formally begins the operation of the UK's first oil pipeline at a £500,000 ceremony in Scotland.
1976 - Jimmy Carter is confirmed as the next President of the United States after a closely-fought contest which gave him 51% of the popular vote.
1985 - Two French secret service agents change pleas to guilty over the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.
1997 - Thousands of lorries are at a standstill in France as striking drivers form roadblocks around the country.
2004 - George W Bush is elected president of the United States for the second time, beating his Democratic rival by a comfortable margin.
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