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.

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 database for birds, particularly raptors, was been launched in the UK to combat the illegal trade of wild birds and to deter thieves from stealing eggs and young birds, using DNA analysis to identify the source of stolen birds and eggs.

2019 - The historic Notre-Dame de Paris caught fire during a restoration campaign. The blaze destroyed most of the cathedral's roof and the 19th-century spire.

2010 - Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland sent ash plumes into the skies that spread and disrupted air traffic across northern and central Europe. Over 95,000 flights had been cancelled all across Europe during the six-day airspace ban.