1951 - Prime Minister Clement Attlee opened the largest oil refinery in Europe, at Fawley on Southampton Water when it was rebuilt and extended and is now the largest oil refinery in the United Kingdom.

1969 - The animated mystery-comedy “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” first aired and ran until 23rd December, 1978.

1970 - The supersonic Concorde passenger jet landed at Heathrow Airport for the first time to a barrage of complaints from nearby residents about noise.

2001 - Hijackers crashed two airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and thousands of those working in the buildings. Both towers collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others.

2012 - After a 4-hour, 54 minute long final, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic to claim his first ever major title, making him the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936.

1963 - Scotsman Jim Clark became the youngest person to win the world motor racing championships, driving Colin Chapman’s Lotus. He was aged 27 and 188 days. The youngest winner to date is Sebastian Vettel (in 2010), aged 23 years and 134 days.

1981 - Comedy series ‘Only Fools and Horses’ starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, debuts on British television. The first episode was called “Big Brother”.

1940 - Germany began regular bombing of London (and other British cities) commonly known as ‘The Blitz’ beginning with the London Docks.

1997 - The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, was held in Westminster Abbey, London. An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the service on television.