| 1976 - | The Tian Shan area of China was struck by an earthquake which caused over 800,000 deaths |
|
| 1976 - | Britain broke off diplomatic links wih Uganda |
|
| 1972 - | British dockers began a national dock strike |
|
| 1959 - | Postcodes were introduced in Britain |
|
| 1944 - | Otto Hahn, German nuclear physicist, died |
|
| 1914 - | The first World War began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia |
|
| 1911 - | 96øF (35.6øC) in De Bilt Netherlands |
|
| 1906 - | Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 |
|
| 1900 - | Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut |
|
| 1858 - | Fingerprints were first used as a means of identification by William Herschel, who later established a fingerprint register. |
|
| 1851 - | The first ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun was made |
|
| 1786 - | The first potato arrived in Britain, brought from Colombia by Sir Thomas Harriot |
|
| 1750 - | Johann Sebastain Bach, the composer, died |
|
| 1655 - | Cyrano de Bergerac, the French poet & soldier, died |
|
