1904 - Dr. Seuss born
1917 - Desi Arnaz born
1919 - Jennifer Jones born
1930 - Author D.H. Lawrence dies
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev born
1944 - Lou Reed born
1950 - Karen Carpenter born
1952 - Laraine Newman born
1956 - King Hussein of Jordan sacks the British commander of the Arab Legion in an effort to strengthen his own position within the Arab world.
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi born
1969 - The supersonic airliner Concorde makes a "faultless" maiden flight.
1970 - Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith declares his country a republic, cutting its last link with the British Crown.
1991 - The Tamil Tigers are being blamed for the assassination of Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne.
2000 - Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet heads home after being told the UK would not extradite him on torture charges.
2011 - Ireland beat England by 3 wickets in the Cicket World Cup in India. Kevin O'Brien hammered a record-breaking century in 50 balls to help Ireland chase down a total of 328 for victory.
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