1815 - The Anglo American war ends
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison born
1917 - Sidney Sheldon born
1921 - Eva Gabor born
1926 - Leslie Nielsen born
1929 - The Vatican becomes a state
1934 - Tina Louise born
1936 - Burt Reynolds born
1940 - Author John Buchan dies and Bobby "Boris" Pickett born
1941 - Segio Mendes born
1956 - Two British diplomats, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, who vanished in mysterious circumstances five years ago re-appear in the Soviet Union.
1963 - Sheryl Crow born
1969 - Jennifer Aniston born
1975 - Margeret Thatcher elected first female leader of the Tory party
1976 - Figure skater John Curry wins Britain's first Olympic gold in the sport - and the country's first medal at the winter games for 12 years.
1977 - Mike Shinoda born
1979 - Supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini appear to be in control of the Iranian capital, Tehran tonight
1980 - Matt Lawrence born
1981 - Kelly Rowland born
1987 - Party planner Cynthia Payne is acquitted of nine charges of controlling prostitutes at her home in south-west London.
1990 - Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
2010 - President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak steps down after 30 years in power following 18 days of protests in the capitol Cairo.
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