1896: A woman from Croydon became the first pedestrian to be killed by a car.
1919: Swimmer Getrude Ederle became the youngest world recorder holder in any sport at the age of 12 years and 298 days when she won in the 880 yards freestyle in Indianapolis.
1960: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best performed for the first time as The Beatles.
1962: The Los Angeles coroner ruled that Marilyn Monroe's death was probably suicide.
1967: Coventry City manager, Jimmy Hill, announced he was quitting the club to pursue a television career.
1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian opened at cinemas.
1998: President Bill Clinton finally gave evidence to the Grand Jury, to respond to allegations about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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