1995 - British athlete Jonathan Edwards twice broke his own world triple jump record, becoming the first man to clear 18 metres – whilst winning the gold medal in the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

1889 - The Savoy Hotel located in the Strand in London was opened. The Savoy was the first purpose-built deluxe hotel in Britain when it opened, offering the comfort, luxury and service that Americans visiting London were familiar with back home.

1996 - The long running UK TV music show “Top Of The Pops” had hit rock bottom with it’s lowest audience ever – only two and a half million viewers. In its heyday the show attracted over 17 million viewers each week.

2012 - The annual stinging nettle-eating competition, started in 1986, was held at The Bottle Inn pub at Marshwood near Bridport in Dorset. The current record at the event for the most amount of nettles eaten in one hour is 76ft (23m).

1971 - Sanquhar Post Office in Dumfries and Galloway became a Category B Listed Building. It is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest post office in the world and has been in continuous service since 1712.

2005 - Status Quo filmed a cameo appearance in UK's Coronation Street playing themselves. Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were set to appear in three episodes of the long-running ITV soap.

2017 - The reopening, after a £19 million restoration, of the Piece Hall in Halifax, one of Britain’s most outstanding Georgian buildings. Originally built in 1779 to support the trading of cloth, it has been a meeting point of Halifax’s commercial, civic and cultural life for almost 250 years.

1969 - The pre-decimal half penny ceased being legal tender. It had been a regular feature of British coinage since the 13th century. While the coin was no longer legal tender after this date, a commemorative issue was still produced in 1970.

1966 - England won the Football World Cup in London, beating West Germany 4 – 2. This was England’s first (and only) win since the tournament began in 1930. England forward Geoff Hurst became the only man to score a hat-trick in a world cup final.