Nacimientos:
| 1795 | Sir Roland Hill, Postal Pioneer and founder of the ‘Penny Post’ |
| 1930 | Jean Luc Godard, French film director |
| 1930 | Andy Williams, Popular American ballad singer |
| 1942 | Mike Gibson, Most ‘Capped’ Irish international rugby player ever |
| 1945 | Paul Nicholas, Actor and singer |
| 1948 | Ozzy Osbourne, Singer/songwriter |
| 1952 | Mel Smith, Actor & comedian; partner to Griff Rhys Jones |
Acontecimientos:
| 1894 | Robert Louis Stevenson, author of ‘Kidnapped’ & ‘Treasure Island, died on the island of Samoa |
| 1919 | The renowned French painter, Pierre Auguste Renoir, died |
| 1961 | The whole of south East England was plunged into darkness for two hours, due to an error by an electrician |
| 1967 | In South Africa, Dr Christian Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant operation, on Louis Washansky |
| 1971 | Pakistan launched a war against India |
| 1972 | The worst air crash in Spanish aviation history took place, when a plane crashed in the Canary Islands |
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