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5th January |
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Born on this day
1787 John Burke 1855 King Camp Gillette 1902 Stella Gibbons 1931 Robert Duval 1938 King Juan Carlos of Spain 1940 Sir Michael Rose 1942 Jan Leeming 1943 Eusebio 1946 Diane Keaton 1950 Chris Stein 1960 Steve Jones 1965 Vinnie Jones 1974 Sarah Jane Honeywell Died on this day 1066 Edward the Confessor 1933 Calvin Coolidge 1941 Amy Johnson Music 1959 Buddy Holly's single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' was released in the US, the last single released before his death in February that year. 1983 Paul Weller played his first live show since leaving The Jam. 1987 Aled Jones announced his retirement from show business to study for O Levels. Sport 1889 Preston North End is declared winner of the original football league 1971 One day cricket was born when England played Australia at Melbourne, after the Test match had been abandoned as a result of the previous days' rain. 1992 British swimmer Nick Gillingham, the first man since 1966 to retain the European title at 200 metres breaststroke and bronze medal winner in the world championships, was named Swimmer of the Year by the British Swimming Coaches Association. People & Showbiz 1984 Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson was buried at sea. He had drowned while swimming in the Pacific the previous week. 1988 In a letter to the BBC, Mary Whitehouse, president of the National Viewers and Listeners Association, criticized 'Eastenders' for 'unscrupulously manipulating children to boost viewing figures' . The BBC commented: 'As always, we will study her letter with interest' General Events 1066 Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman Conquest of England. 1914 The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labour. 1944 The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper. 1964 The first automatic ticket barrier on the London Underground was installed at Stamford Brook. 1977 Home Secretary and former Labour deputy leader Roy Jenkins resigned as an MP to take up the position of President of the EEF Commission in Brussels, the first Briton to hold the position. 1981 The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper came to an end when long-distance lorry driver Peter Sutcliffe was charged with the murder of 13 women. 1991 13 people died as winds of up to 100mph battered much of the country. 7 people were killed in a single incident in the Irish Republic when a tree crushed their mini-van. |
