1769 – The city of Los Angeles was named

1776 – The Declaration of Independence was signed in the United States

1787 – Horace Saussure became first man to reach summit of Mont Blanc

1790 – The first US Census was conducted

1791 – Samuel Briggs and his son, Samuel Briggs, Jr., became the first father-son pair to receive a joint patent – for their nail-making machine

1819 – The first parachute jump from a balloon was made by Charles Guille in NY City

1865 – ‘Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland’ was first published

1870 – Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opened in London

1875 – The first roller skating rink opened in London

1887 – Barbed wire was patented Chester A. Hodge

1894 – Death Duties were first introduced in Britain

1923 – Shimon Peres, Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel and the ninth President of the State of Israel – His political career has lasted nearly 70 years (89) was born on this day

1925 – Alan Whicker, British journalist and broadcaster, the nation’s most famous globe-trotting reporter (87) was born on this day

1932 – The positron, the antiparticle of the electron was discovered by Carl D. Anderson.

1932 – Peter O’Toole, Irish-born actor, achieved stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia. He’s been nominated for eight Academy Awards, and holds the record for most competitive Academy Award acting nominations without a win (80) was born on this day

1934 – Adolf Hitler became Fuhrer of Germany.

1937 – Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboards star with the band called The Band (75) was born on this day

1939 – Wes Craven, American film director, famed for his horror classics like “Nightmare on Elm Street” and the “Scream” films (73) was born on this day

1939 – Albert Einstein co-wrote a letter to the US President urging him to begin the project to develop a nuclear weapon.

1945 – The Potsdam Conference at the end of World War 2 where the Allied Powers discussed the future of defeated Germany, concluded

1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh guitarist and singer, once with the 60′s band Amen Corner – Also had a big hit with the song “Wide Eyed and Legless” (64) was born on this day

1950 – Lance Ito, American judge, who famously presided over the O.J. Simpson murder trial (62) was born on this day

1951 – Joe Lynn Turner, American singer best known for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow (61) was born on this day

1954 – Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager, was managing Morecambe until 2011 – He used to play for many clubs including both Man United and Man City (58) was born on this day

1955 – Butch Vig, American record producer and musician – Drummer with the band, Garbage, but also the producer of the classic all time great album ‘Nevermind’ by Nirvana (57) was born on this day

1957 – The official Elvis Presley Fan Club was launched in the UK

1961 – The Beatles performed their first gig as house band of Liverpool’s Cavern Club.

1962 – Singer songwriter Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changed his name to Robert Dylan

1962 – Lee Mavers, guitarist with The La’s, who had the radio-friendly 1990 UK No.13 hit with ‘There She Goes’ (50) was born on this day

1970 – Kevin Smith, American director and screenwriter, famous for his film “Clerks” (42) was born on this day was born on this day

1976 – Sam Worthington, English-born Australian actor, best known for his starring roles in the feature films Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans, and its sequel, Wrath of the Titans. (36) was born on this day

1973 – The Mamas and the Papas filed a lawsuit against their record label Dunhill for over a million dollars in unpaid royalties.

1977 – Edward Furlong, American actor who played John Connor in the movie “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” (35) was born on this day

1977 – Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious, was fined £125 by a London court after he had been found carrying a knife

1989 – Pakistan was re-admitted into the Commonwealth for restoring democracy, since 1972.

1990 – Iraq invaded Kuwait, an act which eventually led to conflict with coalition forces in the Gulf War.

2000 – Liverpool music store Rushworth and Dreaper closed down after 150 years of trading. The store had become famous after supplying The Beatles and other Liverpool group’s with musical instruments.

2001 – New Orleans International Airport was re-named Louis Armstrong Airport in honour of the New Orleans born trumpet player, singer and bandleader.

2004 – Eric Clapton bought a 50% share in Cordings to save the historic gentleman’s outfitters from closure

2005 – Status Quo filmed a cameo appearance in Coronation Street playing themselves

2005 – Brandon Flowers from The Killers married Tana Munblowsky in a private ceremony held in Hawaii

2009 – Two previously unknown works by Mozart – a concerto movement and a prelude, were performed in Salzburg, Austria

2010 – New research by a group of psychologists said that we might unconsciously be making up some of our fondest childhood memories, and they may never have actually happened