1863: Four-wheeled roller skates were patented by James Plimpton in New York.
1885: The first successful surgical removal of an appendix was performed in Iowa, USA.
1887: Thomas Stevens became the first man to cycle around the world.
1929: Australian cricketer Don Bradman made his maiden Test century against England in Melbourne.
1936: The first pop music chart was compiled by American magazine Billboard.
1965. American born poet and critic T. S. Eliot died aged 76.
1967: Donald Campbell was killed attempting a new water speed record on Coniston Water in the Lake District.
1972: Rose Heilborn became the first woman judge in Britain.
1981: Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was arrested.
1982: Erika Roe streaked at the England v Australia rugby match.
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