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1991 Gorbachev punishes coup plotters
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has begun his purge of cabinet members and officials involved in the failed coup four days ago. Two of the ... -
1978 Kenya’s founding father dies
Kenya’s president, Jomo Kenyatta, has died at his home in Mombasa. An official announcement on Voice of Kenya radio said Mr Kenyatta died peacefully ... -
1983 Filipino opposition leader shot dead
The Philippines opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, has been assassinated just minutes after returning home from exile. Mr Aquino, 50, had spent the last three ... -
1989 Man U sold in record takeover deal
Manchester United Football Club has been sold for £20m in the biggest takeover deal in the history of British football. The new owner is ... -
1998 Clinton admits Lewinsky affair
President of the United States Bill Clinton has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In a televised address ... -
1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his ... -
1971 ‘V-sign’ costs rider victory
Controversial horse rider Harvey Smith has been stripped of his £2,000 winnings and a major show jumping title for allegedly making a rude gesture. ... -
1980 Shipyard Poles strike for their rights
Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, have staged a successful strike in protest over the dismissal of militant crane driver Anna Walentinowicz. The strike at ... -
2000 Air rage pair jailed
Two men have been jailed for causing a “bar room brawl” on board a holiday jet bound for Jamaica. Patrick Connors was sentenced to ... -
2001 Hamiltons condemn ‘sex assault’ arrest
Former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and wife Christine have strenuously denied allegations they carried out a serious sexual assault. The couple have been released ... -
2001 Hollywood’s ‘golden couple’ divorce
Hollywood superstars Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise have divorced. The final decree came just hours after Kidman and Cruise separately attended the première of ... -
1987 Chilly swim thaws Cold War relations
An American woman has become the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union. Lynne Cox, 30, took two hours ... -
1964 Three civil rights activists found dead
The bodies of three civil rights workers missing for six weeks have been found buried in a partially constructed dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Agents ... -
2003 Anglican church approves gay bishop
The Anglican Church in America has voted to approve the appointment of an openly gay bishop. The Reverend Canon Gene Robinson, of New Hampshire, ... -
1984 Euro Court condemns phone-tapping
A Surrey businessman who accused the police of illegally tapping his phone is celebrating after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. ... -
1976 Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash
Formula One racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after an horrific accident at the Nurburgring Grand Prix in Germany. ... -
1991 Pavarotti sings in the British rain
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has given a huge free concert in London’s Hyde Park to celebrate 30 years in opera. A crowd of 100,000 ... -
1965 US orders 50,000 troops to Vietnam
President Johnson has commited a further 50,000 US troops to the conflict in Vietnam. Monthly draft calls will increase from 17,000 to 35,000 – ... -
1978 Transatlantic balloonists in trouble
Two British balloonists battling to be the first to cross the Atlantic are in difficulties half way across the ocean. Don Cameron, 39, and ... -
1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal
Egypt’s president, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, has announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company to provide funding for the construction of the Aswan ... -
1978 First ‘test tube baby’ born
The birth of the world’s first “test tube baby” has been announced in Manchester. Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and ... -
1974 Nixon ‘must hand over Watergate tapes’
The United States Supreme Court has ordered President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair. Giving the judgement ... -
1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon
American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon. The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of ... -
1944 Hitler survives assassination attempt
Adolf Hitler has escaped death after a bomb exploded at 1242 local time at his headquarters in Rastenberg, East Prussia. The German News Agency ... -
1997 IRA declares ceasefire
The IRA has announced its second ceasefire in three years starting at noon tomorrow. It follows a statement by republican political party Sinn Fein ... -
1987 Ex-Guinness boss owes millions
Former Guinness director Thomas Ward has been ordered to repay £5.2m to the brewing giants. The High Court heard Mr Ward had acted illegally ... -
1989 Paris in 200-year-old revolutionary fervour
About 500 people have been involved in scuffles in the Place de la Bastille in Paris. Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the ... -
1993 Green light for Manchester Olympics
Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are “very, very high”. The President of the International ... -
1986 Orange Parade sparks riots
Dozens have been injured in the second consecutive night of violence in Portadown, County Armagh. Violence flared when Orangemen converged on the town yesterday ... -
2000 Britain pioneers HIV vaccine
The World Aids Conference in South Africa has announced trials for a new HIV vaccine will begin in Britain. Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris ... -
1972 Whitelaw’s secret meeting with IRA
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw has been involved in secret talks with the provisional IRA in London. Mr Whitelaw broke ... -
2005 Bomb attacks on London
A series of bomb attacks on London’s transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others. Three explosions on the ... -
1978 Eleven die in sleeper train inferno
Eleven people have been killed and seventeen injured in a blaze on the Penzance-to-Paddington sleeper train. Early reports suggest that the fire was started ... -
1954 BBC launches daily TV news
The BBC has broadcast its first daily television news programme. The 20-minute bulletin was introduced by Richard Baker as an “Illustrated summary of the ... -
1968 Alec Rose sails home
Yachtsman Alec Rose received a hero’s welcome as he sailed into Portsmouth after his 354-day round-the-world trip. The 59-year-old was escorted into Portsmouth harbour ...
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