1644: A UFO was sighted in America for the first time by pilgrims in Boston.

1879: England beat Wales 2-1 in their first international football match at the Oval in London.

1909: Brewers in New Zealand decided to abolish barmaids.

1911: The first landing of an aircraft on a ship's deck was accomplished by American pilot Eugene Eley in San Francisco Bay.

1919: The Versailles Peace Conference opened.

1936: British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling died. He is famous for The Jungle Book.

1944: The German siege of Leningrad ended. It began in September 1941.

1977: David "Hutch" Soul topped the hit parade with Don't Give Up On Us.

1978: Geoff Boycott captained the England cricket team for the first time.