NEWS
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announced a change from the Julian to Gregorian calender.
1909 - The first colour moving pictures were demonstrated, in Brighton.
1917 - The Russian Revolution began.
1932 - Hitler was granted German citizenship.
1978 - Gerry Adam was charged with membership of the IRA.
1993 - A bomb exploded in the World Trade Center in New York.
1994 - A100 FBI agents raided the Branch Davidian compound at Waco in Texas.
2004 - Former cabinet minister Clare Short claimed that Britain had bugged UN secretary general Kofi Annan ahead of the Iraq war.
SPORT
1991 - Tony Adams played his first game for Arsenal after being released from prison.
1992 - At age 16, Tiger Woods became the youngest PGA golfer.
2001 - Liverpool won the Worthington Cup, beating Birmingham City 5-4 on penalties.
2004 - Bournemouth's James Hayter scored the fastest hat-trick in Football LEague history, scoring three goals in 140 seconds against Wrexham.
ENTERTAINMENT
1960 - 'Playboy' was banned from news-stands in Connecticut.
1999 - Oliver Driscoll paid £6,200 for a first edition of 'The Beano' at auction.It was the highest price ever paid for a comic in Britain.
2000 - Former Pogues frontman Shane MCGowan was aked to leave The Priory clinic on the grounds of bad behaviour.
2001 - David Jason became a dad at the age of 61.
MUSIC
1964 - Cilla Black had her first number one hit with 'Anyone Who Had a Heart'.
1969 - The Beatles began recording 'Abbey Road'.
1981 - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder recorded 'Ebony and Ivory'.
1986 - Geroge Michael announced that Wham! would officially split in the summer.
2002 - It was revealed that the Sex Pistols were to re-release their 1977 hit 'God Save The Queen'.
NUMBER ONES
2006 - Madonna: 'Sorry'.
2004 - Busted: 'Who's David'.
2001 - Atomic Kitten: 'Whole Again'.
2000 - All Saints: 'Pure Shores'.
1998 - Cornershop: 'Brimful Of Asha'.
1992 - Shakespeares Sister: 'Stay'.
1987 - Ben E King: 'Stand By Me'.
1977 - Leo Sayer: 'When I Need You'.
