1998
David Trimble and John Hume were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Northern Ireland peace accord.
1998
Death of Jonathan (‘Jon’) Postel, American Internet pioneer .
1987
The 'Hurricane' sweeps southern England
1984
South African Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the opposition to apartheid

1959
Death of George Marshall, US Secretary of State (19479), won the Nobel Peace Prize for developing the Marshall Plan for European recovery

1958
The BBC broadcast the first episode of ‘Blue Peter’, the popular, longrunning children’s television programme.
1939
WWII: The German Luftwaffe carried out the first aerial attack on British territory, bombing ships in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
1934
The Long March: Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong and his followers began a two-year, 8,000 mile march that put the Communists into power and led to the founding of the Peoples Republic of China
1908
Birth of Enver Hoxha, Albanian dictator .
1859
John Brown, anti-slavery activist, led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
1834
The Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament) in London was almost completely destroyed in a fire. It took over 30 years to rebuild
1759
Eddystone Lighthouse (John Smeaton's) completed
1758
Birth of Noah Webster, American lexicographer .