Historical Events
- 1124 David I becomes King of Scots
- 1650 The Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under Marquess of Montrose invades mainland Scotland from Orkney; defeated by a Covenanter army.
Milton Sells Paradise Lost
1667 Blind and impoverished, English poet John Milton sells the copyright of "Paradise Lost" for £10 [1]
Music For The Royal Fireworks
1749 First performance of George Frideric Handel's "Music For The Royal Fireworks" in Green Park, London
South African Party Established
1910 Louis Botha and J. B. M. Hertzog establish the moderately nationalist South African Party promising equality of Britons and Boers
- 1916 The British renew their assault on the Irish Volunteer position in Mount Street; shelling also sets the buildings on fire
- 1929 Ryder Cup Golf, Moortown GC: Great Britain beats US, 7-5 in bitterly cold and snowy conditions
- 1933 Jessop & Son department store in Nottingham, England, acquired by John Lewis Partnership. The partnership's first shop outside London.
- 1961 Sierra Leone declares independence from the United Kingdom
In His Own Write
1964 John Lennon's book of poetry and sketches "In His Own Write" is published in US
- 1968 The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) hold a rally to protest the banning of a Republican Easter parade
- 1972 NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported
Love Comes to Everyone
1979 George Harrison releases single "Love Comes to Everyone"
Music History
1981 Paul McCartney's rock band Wings breaks-up
Music Concert
1998 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Madonna, Billy Joel, Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Roberta Flack, Wynonna Judd, and Tsidii Leloka
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" late-night talk and news show fronted by John Oliver premieres on HBO
The Late Late Show
2023 James Corden's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 1,196 episodes
- 2023 Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari awarded Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for her humanitarian work providing structures for Pakistanis' marginalized communities [1]
Famous Birthdays
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
English writer and feminist (A Vindication of the Rights of Woman), mother of Mary Shelley, born in London
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
British philosopher (Social Statics) and sociologist, born in Derby, England
- 1903 Hans Kosterlitz, German-British biochemist (endorphins), born in Berlin (d. 1996)
- 1904 Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet (British Poet Laureate 1968-72) and detective writer (Nicholas Blake), born in Ballintubbert, Queen's County (d. 1972)
- 1909 Muriel C. Bradbrook, English writer (That Infidel Place), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 1993)
- 1911 Colin Gordon, British actor (The Pink Panther, Casino Royale), born in Ceylon (d. 1972)
- 1919 Walter Ritchie, British sculptor (Man's Struggle), born in Coventry, England (d. 1997)
- 1920 Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet (At Eighty), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2010)
- 1922 Daphne Anderson, British actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice), born in London, England (d. 2013)
Sheila Scott (1927-1988)
English aviator who completed the 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman, born in Worcester, Worcestershire
- 1936 Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer, born in Atherton, Lancashire (d. 2016)
- 1937 David Bolton, English rugby league five eighth (23 caps Great Britain; Wigan, Balmain) and coach (Parramatta), born in Wigan, England (d. 2021)
- 1939 Judy Carne, English comedienne and actress (Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop), born in Northampton, England (d. 2015)
- 1942 John Shrapnel, English actor, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire
- 1944 Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
- 1946 Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry's Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
- 1947 Pete Ham, Welsh rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Badfinger - "Without You"; "No Matter What"; Day After Day"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1975)
- 1959 Marco Pirroni, British rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants - "Ant Music"; "Goody Two Shoes"), born in London, England
- 1959 Sheena Easton [Orr], Scottish singer ("9 to 5 (Morning Train)"; "For Your Eyes Only"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1960 Wally Langdon, British bassist (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- 1963 Russell T. Davies, Welsh TV writer and executive producer (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), born in Swansea, Wales
- 1967 Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), born in Inverness, Scotland
- 1967 Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1969 Darcey Bussell, British ballerina (Strictly Come Dancing), born in London
- 1969 Mica Paris, British Rhythm & Blues singer (So Good), born in London
- 1971 Tess Daly, British television presenter (Strictly Come Dancing), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England
- 1976 Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1976 Sally Hawkins, English film actress (The Shape of Water), born in London, England
- 1984 Frank Carter, British musician (Gallows) and tattooist, born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
- 1986 Jenna Coleman, British actress (Doctor Who), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- 1987 William Moseley, British actor (The Chronicles of Narnia - Peter Pevensie), born in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England
- 1988 (Regererai) Regé-Jean Page, British-Zimbabwean actor (Bridgerton), born in London, England
Famous Weddings
Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach
1981 Beatle Ringo Starr (40) weds American actress Barbara Bach (33) at Marylebone Town Hall, London, England
Famous Deaths
John Trenchard (1649-1695)
English radical Whig politician and statesman, dies at 46
- 1782 William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, British politician, dies at 72
- 1794 William Jones, British orientalist & jurist, dies at 47
- 1873 William Charles Macready, British actor, manager, and diarist, dies at 80
- 1936 Karl Pearson, British statistician (leading founder of the modern field of statistics), dies at 79
- 1988 David Scarboro, British actor, dies at 20
- 1996 Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), dies at 82
- 2005 Stanley Orme, British Labour Party politician, dies at 82
Jerry Springer (1944-2023)
German-American politician (Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977), and television tabloid talk show host (Jerry Springer, 1991-2018), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
