| 1703 | Samuel Pepys, the English diarist, died |
| 1768 | Explorer Captain Cook set sail on his first voyage |
| 1907 | The first national assembly, in which women had parliamentary seats, opened in Finland |
| 1910 | French troops occupied Morocco, North Africa |
| 1914 | The Irish Home Rule bill was passed |
| 1935 | Athlete Jesse Owens set six world records in under an hour |
| 1945 | Arthur C.Clark suggested using relay satellites to cover the Earth |
| 1953 | Road transport was denationalised in Britain |
| 1961 | President Kennedy announced the plan to send men to the Moon |
| 1986 | Sport Aid, helping to raise money for the starving in Africa, took place |
