1841 - Pierre Auguste Renoir born
1868 - Benjamin Disraeli becomes British Prime Miinster
1901 - Zeppo Marx born
1904 - Adelle Davis born
1931 - Hitler is granted German citizenship
1935 - Sally Jessy Raphael born
1937 - Tom Courtenay born
1943 - George Harrison born
1956 - In a sensational speech to the Communist Party, the Soviet President denounces Joseph Stalin as a brutal despot.
1964 - Cassius Clay, 22, is crowned heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston.
1971 - Sean Astin born
1972 - Miners vote overwhelmingly in favour of a pay settlement after a seven-week strike that has seriously affected power supply.
1973 - Justin Jeffre born
1982 - The European Court of Human Rights rules corporal punishment in Britain's schools is a violation of the Human Rights Convention.
1986 - The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end 20 years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos.
1991 - After 17 years in prison, the Birmingham Six may soon be released after government law officers say their convictions cannot be considered safe.
1994 - A Jewish doctor opens fire on Palestinians praying at a mosque in Hebron, killing up to 30 people.
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