1993
American musician Prince changed his name to a symbol and became known as ‘The Artist formerly known as Prince’.
United States
1979
The first elections for the European Parliament were held
1977
Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in London
Great Britain
1967
Death of Dorothy Parker, American writer, well-known for her witty remarks
United States
1939
George VI became the first British monarch to visit the USA
Great Britain
1934
Oswald Mosley addressed a mass rally of the British Union of Fascists at Olympia, London
Great Britain
1929
The Vatican City state was established as Italy and the Vatican ratified the Lateran Treaty
Italy
1909
Birth of Virginia Apgar, American physician, anaesthesiologist and childbirth specialist, developed the Apgar Score System to assess the health of newborn babies.
United States
1909
Birth of Jessica Tandy, award-winning British-born American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire, Driving Miss Daisy, and many other roles)
United States
1899
Carrie Nation destroys all the alcohol in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas; the start of her temperance crusade.
United States
1893
Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience (in South Africa)
India
1832
Passing of the Reform Bill, the Representation of the People Act, which had a dramatic effect on grossly under represented places like Scotland.
Great Britain
1672
Battle of Southwold
Great Britain
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas – Spain and Portugal divide the world between them (along the great diameter 51°W and 129°E longitude). Inevitably other countries ignored this carve up.
Spain
1329
Death of Robert the Bruce; succeeded by infant David II of Scots
Great Britain
