| Year | Item | Detail |
|---|
| 2008 |
Charleton Heston dies |
Actor Charleton Heston dies in Beverley Hills, California. |
| 1988 |
Hijack hostages freed |
Hijackers who have taken control of a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet free 25 passengers following negotiation by Iranian officials. |
| 1986 |
Explosion at disco kills 2 |
A bomb explodes in La Belle disco crowded with US servicemen in Berlin, Germany, killing at least two and injuring over 100. |
| 1976 |
Howard Hughes dies |
One of the world's richest men, Howard Hughes, dies on a plane to Houston, Texas, having spent two decades in seclusion. |
| 1976 |
British politics |
James Callaghan wins the Labour leadership contest and takes over at Number 10 Downing Street. |
| 1975 |
Chiang Kai-shek dies |
Chiang Kai-shek dies in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 87, following a heart-attack and pneumonia. |
| 1955 |
British politics |
Sir Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister of Britain due to failing health. |
| 1856 |
Booker T Washington is born |
Black educator Booker T Washington is born in Franklin Country, Virginia. |
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