1980 - The SAS stormed the terrorist-occupied Iranian Embassy at Knightsbridge in London. Four gunmen were killed in the attack and all 19 hostages were rescued.

1471 - Edward IV defeated a Lancastrian Army and killed Edward, Prince of Wales. Many of the Lancastrian nobles and knights sought sanctuary in Tewkesbury Abbey although the Abbey was not officially a sanctuary.

1926 - Britain's first General Strike, in support of the miners started 'On This Day'. It ended on 12th May.

2016 - Ranked outsiders Leicester City win the Premier League title. They achieved the impossible and were crowned champions for the first time in their history at odds of 5,000- 1.

1840 - The first British Penny Black stamp went on sale. Invented by Rowland Hill, it was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp and it became valid for postage on 6th May.

1948 - The launch of the Land Rover Defender. The first model was sold for £450 at the Amsterdam Motor Show.

2011 - The marriage of Prince William, 2nd in line to the throne, and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The day was declared a bank holiday in celebration.

1923 - The first FA Cup Final was held at Wembley Stadium. 200,000 people arrived at a stadium which was only designed to hold 125,000 and when 60,000 irate fans rushed the turnstiles a human torrent swept onto the pitch.

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.