News Events - 8 records

1978 - Martial Law was declared in Tehran & other cities, Iran, as riots took place

1974 - Richard Nixon, ex US Presdient, was pardoned for his part in the Watergate affair

1966 - The Severn Road Bridge was officially opened

1944 - German V2 rockets struck London for the first time

1923 - Much of the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were destroyed by an earthquake

1888 - The first English Football league matches were played

1886 - The city of Johannesburg, South Africa, was founded

1831 - William IV was crowned King of Britain

 Famous Birthdays - 8 records

1914 - Robert Wise, American film director

1954 - Anne Diamond, Television presenter

1929 - Arnold Palmer, American golfer

1921 - Sir Harry Seacombe, Singer/former 'Goon'

1753 - John Soane, English arcitect

1942 - Judith Hann, Broadcaster

1771 - Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa

1830 - Frederic Mistral, French poet who won Nobel Prize in 1904