Mel Smith, Actor & comedian; partner to Griff Rhys Jones
1948
Ozzy Osbourne, Singer/songwriter
1945
Paul Nicholas, Actor and singer
1942
Mike Gibson, Most 'Capped' Irish international rugby player ever
1930
Andy Williams, Popular American ballad singer
1930
Jean Luc Godard, French film director
1795
Sir Roland Hill, Postal Pioneer and founder of the 'Penny Post'
Events:
1972
The worst air crash in Spanish aviation history took place, when a plane crashed in the Canary Islands
1971
Pakistan launched a war against India
1967
In South Africa, Dr Christian Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant operation, on Louis Washansky
1961
The whole of south East England was plunged into darkness for two hours, due to an error by an electrician
1919
The renowned French painter, Pierre Auguste Renoir, died
1894
Robert Louis Stevenson, author of 'Kidnapped' & 'Treasure Island, died on the island of Samoa
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