2014 - Yorkshire Sculpture Park won the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize and was hailed as 'one of the finest outdoor museums one might ever imagine.

1982 - The launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. The entry level model had 16 kB RAM and an external tape recorder was needed to load the majority of software.

1969 - British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sailed into Falmouth Harbour, completing the first non-stop solo voyage around the world.

1934 - The 'Surgeon's Photograph', the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, was published in the Daily Mail. In 1999, it was revealed to be a hoax.

1981 - Steve Davis became the world snooker champion at 23 years of age, beating Doug Mountjoy at Sheffield.

1775 - The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783.

1912 - The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brought 705 survivors to New York from the RMS Titanic that had sunk on the 15th April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton.

1951 - The Peak District (which covers Derbyshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester) was officially confirmed as the United Kingdom's first National Park.

1997 - A DNA data base for birds was launched, to deter thieves from stealing valuable eggs.