1766 Natalicios de Camilo Torres Prócer de la Independencia. Autor del Memorial de Agravios
Nacimientos:
| 1808 | Thomas Cook, Founder of the Thomas Cook travel agents |
| 1819 | George Elliot, Author of ‘The Mill On the Floss’ & ‘Silas Marner’ |
| 1913 | Benjamin Britten, English operatic composer |
| 1930 | Sir Peter Hall, Leading director, and former manager of the RSC |
| 1941 | Tom Conti, Stage and screen actor |
| 1943 | Billie Jean King, US tennis player & Wimbledon Champion |
| 1950 | Tina Weymouth, Of the group ‘Talking Heads’ |
| 1953 | Wayne Larkins, English cricketer and batsman |
Acontecimientos:
| 1900 | Sir Arthur Sullivan, the famous composer of several operas with his friend W.S Gilbert, died |
| 1963 | US president J.F Kennedy was shot and killed while travelling through Dallas, Texas |
| 1963 | Lyndon B Johnson was sworn in as the 35th President of America, shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy |
| 1965 | In Las Vegas, Cassius Clay beat Floyd Paterson to retain his world heavyweight boxing title |
| 1975 | King Juan Carlos II was sworn in as head of state, two days after the death of General Franco, the Spanish dictator |
| 1980 | The American actress Mae West died, aged 88 |
