| 1927 - |
Britain recognised the independence of Saudi Arabia - Google It |
| 1941 - |
German air-borne forces invaded the island of Crete - Google It |
| 1944 - |
An assassination attempt was made on Hitler by his own officers - Google It |
| 1946 - |
The bill, nationalising british coal mines, passed its Commons stage - Google It |
| 1956 - |
The first hydrogen bomb was tested on Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific - Google It |
| 1978 - |
The US launched Pioneer Venus 1, which produced radar maps of Venus - Google It |
| 1985 - |
The House of Commons agreed to consider Sunday Trading proposals - Google It |
| 1986 - |
British Rail announced major staff cutbacks in its engineering works - Google It |
| 1990 - |
An estimated 2 million people across China protested against Martial Law - Google It |
| 1991 - |
The Soviet government began allowing citizens to leave the country if they wished - Google It |
| 1803 - |
Thomas Beddoes, English poet - Google It |
| 1908 - |
James Stewart, American film actor - Google It |
| 1915 - |
Moshe Dayan, Israeli military leader - Google It |
| 1924 - |
Peter Shore, Labour MP - Google It |
| 1942 - |
Lynn Davis, Olympic gold medalist - Google It |
| 1944 - |
Keith Fletcher, Cricketer/coach - Google It |
| 1946 - |
Cher, American singer and actress - Google It |