1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born
1891 - David Sarnoff born
1897 - Marian Anderson born
1900 - The British Labour Party formed
1902 - John Steinbeck born
1928 - Ariel Sharon born
1930 - Joanne Woodward born
1932 - Elizabeth Taylor born
1934 - Ralph Nader born
1940 - Howard Hesseman born
1943 - Mary Frann born
1953 - A proposal to simplify English spelling has cleared its second hurdle in parliament.
1963 - Antoine Argoud, President De Gaulle's arch enemy and a former colonel in the French Army, is charged with an assassination attempt.
1971 - Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas born
1975 - Scotland Yard says the man who shot dead a police officer in London yesterday had been staying in a flat used as a "bomb factory" by the IRA.
1980 - Chelsea Clinton born
1981 - Josh Groban born
1999 - Voters flock to polling stations in Nigeria to elect a civilian president and end military rule that has lasted 15 years.
2002 - A fire on a train in India results in the deaths of 57 Hindu pilgrims returning from the disputed holy site of Ayodhya.
2010 - Colin Firth wins the Best Actor Oscar for The King's Speech and Christian Bale Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter, at the 83rd Academy Awards.
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