1986 - Soviet authorities order the evacuation of Pripyat (est population 45,000), Chernobyl (est population 12,000) and 94 other villages (est total population 40,000) due to the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.

1984 - The re-opening of the reconstructed Cavern Club in Liverpool located next to the original Club. In the early 1960s the Cavern Club became the most publicised pop music venue in the world.

2012 - A new initiative paired the Scottish hamlet of Dull with an American town named Boring. The Dull and Boring plan was hatched after a resident of Dull, near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, cycled through Boring in Oregon.

2014 - Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, Wakefield 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 Spectrum's colour capabilities were a major selling point, as it was one of the first home computers to offer color graphics and is credited with helping to launch the UK games industry, as it opened up new opportunities for developers and creatives.

1969 - English yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sailed into Falmouth Harbour, completing the first non-stop solo voyage around the world. In 2007, at the age of 67, he set a record as the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.

2019 - Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days. Almost a thousand people were arrested, with 42 charged.

1981 - Steve Davis became the world snooker champion at 23 years of age, beating Doug Mountjoy at Sheffield. On 17th April 2016 he announced his retirement, aged 58.

2020 - Captain Sir Tom Moore, a veteran of the British Army, became the oldest person to score a UK No.1 with “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” a collaboration with singer Michael Ball. Recorded amid Covid-19 to raise funds for the UK’s NHS Charities Together, the single topped the charts on Moore’s 100th birthday.