1815 - Napoleon abdicates, and is exiled to St Helena.
1893 - HMS Camperdown rams the flagship HMS Victoria, which sinks; 358 of its crew drown.
1941 - Germany invades Russia in Operation Barbarossa.
1986 - Diego Maradona scores with the 'Hand of God' against Engand in the World Cup in Mexico.
2002 - An earthquake in W Iran kills 260.
Born today:
1932 - Prunella Scales, actress
1936 - Kris Kristofferson, actor
1940 - Esther Rantzen, TV presenter
1949 - Meryl Streep, actress
1953 - Cyndi Lauper, singer
1964 - Dan Brown, author
Died today;
1969 - Judy Garland, actress
1987 - Fred Astaire, dancer
2006 - Moose, Frasier's dad's dog
1314 - Robert the Bruce defeats Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn.
1611 - Henry Hudson's crew mutiny and set him + 8 others adrift in Hudson Bay, never to be seen again.
1757 - 3,000 troops under Robert Clive defeat 50,000 Indians at the Battle of Plassey.
1951 - Spies Burgess & Maclean scarper to Russia.
1985 - A terrorist bomb on a Boeing 747 flying off the coast of Ireland explodes; all 329 on board are killed.
Born today:
1925 - Miriam Karlin, actress
1955 - Jordan, model
Died today:
1999 - Buster Merryfield, actor
2006 - Harriet the tortoise, born 1830
1340 - During the Hundred Years War, the French fleet is destroyed by the English fleet under Edward III.
1441 - Eton College is founded.
1717 - The Freemasons Grand Lodge is founded.
1812 - Napoleon begins his invasion of Russia.
1878 - St John Ambulance is founded.
1916 - The Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment of the German lines.
1921 - The world's largest airship, the R-38, has its maiden flight at Bedford.
1949 - 1st TV Western, 'Hopalong Cassidy'.
1968 - 1st Open Wimbledon lawn tennis championship.
1981 - The Humber Bridge opens.
2002 - A train wreck in Tanzania leaves 280 dead.
Died today:
1968 - Tony Hancock, comedian
2000 - David Tomlinson, actor
2007 - Derek Dougan, footballer
1646 - Oxford surrenders to the Roundheads, ending the English Civil War.
1797 - Nelson loses an arm during a battle off the Canary Islands.
1876 - Custer bites the dust at the Battle of The Little Big Horn.
1891 - Sherlock Holmes makes his debut in Strand Magazine.
1947 - The Diary of Anne Frank is published.
1950 - Start of the Korean War.
Born today:
1945 - Carly Simon, singer
1961 - Ricky Jervais, comedian
1962 - Phil Jupitas, music broadcaster
1963 - George Michael, musician
1613 - The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground.
1801 - Britain's 1st population census = 8.8m.
1905 - The Automobile Association is formed.
1995 - A department store in Seoul, North Korea collapses killing 500 and injuring over 900.
Born today:
1980 - Katherine Jenkins, soprano
Died today:
1861 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet
1933 - 'Fatty' Arbuckle, actor
1967 - Jayne Mansfield, actress
1995 - Lana Turner, actress
2003 - Katherine Hepburn, actress
1837 - Punishment by pillory is abolished.
1859 - Charles Blondin crosses Niagra Falls on a tightrope.
1894 - Tower Bridge is opened.
1934 - Hitler purges his political rivals in 'The Night of the Long Knives'.
1956 - Two airliners collide over the Grand Canyon killing all 128 on both planes.
1977 - Virginia Wade wins the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon.
1997 - Hong Kong is handed back to China on expiration of the lease.
Born today:
1966 - Mike Tyson, boxer
Died today:
1971 - All 3 crew of Soyuz 11, when their air supply leaked out thru a faulty valve
1981 Mark Chapman pleaded insanity to the murder of John Lennon. 1987 The first episode of 'Inspector Morse' was broadcast. The first episode was called 'The Dead of Jericho'. 1993 The first Russian editions of 'Penthouse' magazine was sold out within hours despite costing 3 times the average weekly wage.
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