Gary Lineker, Footballer, and former England captain
1955
Billy Idol, Pop star formerly with the group 'Generation X'
1944
Luther Ingram, 'Soul' star of the 60's
1932
Robert Vaughan, Actor; 'Napoleon Solo' in TV's 'The Man From UNCLE'
1914
Charles Hawtrey, Actor; often appeared in the 'Carry On' films
1874
Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister & war time leader
1835
Mark Twain, American author of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'
Events:
1987
At auctioneers 'Christies'in London, a painting by Edgar Degas, 'The Laundry Maids', was sold for 7.48 million
1983
In Cumbria, near the Sellafield nuclear plant, seaweed contaminated by heavy radioactivity was discovered
1964
Sir Winston Churchill celebrated his 90th birthday
1955
Floodlights were used for the first time at Wembley Stadium, during an international game with Spain
1936
In London, the 'Crystal Palace' was destroyed by fire
1931
Columbia records and HMV joined to form EMI
1913
Charlie Chaplin made his film debut, in the film 'Making a living'
1900
Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and dramatist, died in poverty in Paris
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