1932 – In the U.K., the first Mars bars went on sale.

1936 – In Germany, Adolf Hitler opened the Berlin Olympics.

1959 – Joe Elliot (UK singer / musician with Def Leppard, “Hysteria” etc (53) was born

1960 – Chuck D, American rapper with Public Enemy (52) was born

1963 – Mark Wright, British ex-footballer. Former England centre back, then a coach/manager (49) was born

1963 – Coolio, American rapper, “C U When U Get There”, “Gangsta’s Paradise” etc (49) was born

1964 – Adam Duritz, American singer with the Counting Crows (48) was born

1964 – Nick Sayer, English guitarist, Transvision Vamp, “Baby I Don’t Care” etc (48) was born

1970 – David James, English footballer – plays as goalkeeper. Ex England (42) was born

1978 – Jonathan Wilkes, English singer/entertainer/presenter. He’s done a bit on TV, the odd bit of theatre – but mostly known as being a very good friend of singer Robbie Williams (34) was born

1986 – Andrew Taylor, English footballer who currently plays for Cardiff City as a left wingback (26) was born

1987 – Lee Wallace, Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League (25) was born

1990 – Jack O’Connell, British actor. Most recognisable for playing Pukey Nicholls in ‘This Is England’ (2006), Marky in ‘Harry Brown’ (2009), and as James Cook in ‘Skins’(22) was born

2000 – In the U.K., Dump the Pump day was held in protest at the rising cost of petrol.

2003 – A suicide bomber rams a truck filled with explosives into a military hospital near Chechnya, killing 50, including Russian troops.

2008 – Woolworths stopped selling CD singles due to the rise in digital downloads. The chain store later went bust.

2010 – Twitter hit its 20 billionth message:  it was a tweet by a Japanese graphic designer who said: “So that means the barrage might come back later all at once”