| Year | Item | Detail |
|---|
| 1996 |
Prince Andrew divorced |
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are granted an uncontested decree ending their ten year marraige. |
| 1987 |
German pilot flies through Soviet defenses |
German pilot Matthias Rust flies 400 miles through the Soviet defenses to land his plane next to the Kremilin in Moscow. |
| 1985 |
Roy Plomley dies |
Roy Plomley, creator of the BBC's Desert Island Discs radio show dies today at the age of 71. His show started in 1941 and was the longest running BBC programme |
| 1536 |
King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour |
England's King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. |
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