News

1814 - The first steam locomotive was demonstrated by George Stephenson.

1903 - The Model A car went on sale. It was the first car sold by the Ford Moor Company.

1969 - American astronauts Neil Armstrong and 'Buzz' Aldrin took their first exploratory moon walk.

1994 - Tony Blair was selected to succeed the late John Smith as leader of the Labour Party.

2000 - A Concorde burst into flames and crashed on take-off from paris.

2003 - Saddam Hussein's sons, Qusay and Uday, were killed in a raid by US forces.

2005 - Armed police shot and killed a suspected suicide bomber at Stockwell tube station in London. It later emerged that the victim was an innocent Brazilian electrician.

Sport

1999 - American cyclist Lance Armstrong, battled back from testicular cancer to win the Tour de France.

2000 - Tiger Woods became the youngest-ever golfer to win the Grand Slam, when he took the Open at St Andrews at the age of 24.

2002 - Rio Ferdinand moved from Leeds to Manchester United. The transfer cost the team £30 million, making Ferdinand Britain's most expensive player at that time.

Entertainment

1954 - 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' opened in New York.

1985 - A spokeswoman for Rock Hudson announced that the actor was suffering from Aids in a Paris hospital.

2000 - JK Rowling's fourth Harry Potter adventure hit the bestseller list - despite the fact that none of it was written. Advance orders managed to push the book into number 55.

Music

1977 - The Sex Pistols made their 'Top Of The Pops' debut.

1965 - The Byrds had their only number one with 'Mr Tambourine Man'.

1992 - The unedited version of Prince's 'Sexy MF' was banned by every UK radio station.

Number ones

2000 Ronan Keating: 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'.

1998 Jamiroquai: 'Deeper Underground'.

1993 Gabrielle: 'Dreams'.

1988 Glenn Medeiros: 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You'.

1983 Paul Young: 'Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)'.

1968 Des O'Connor: 'I Pretend'.