1928: Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip restaurant in a hut near Bradford.

1933: Flying Down to Rio premiered in New York and marked the first time Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers had appeared in a feature film together.

1955: Cardiff became the capital of Wales.

1967: Jethro Tull were formed by Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick.

1968: American novelist John Steinbeck died. His work included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.

1971: A Clockwork Orange was released at cinemas.

1975: Joe Walsh joined The Eagles as a replacement for Bernie Leadon.

1982: Renee and Renato's Save Your Love was this week's top seller.

1988: Animal rights activists fire-bombed Harrods.

1989: General Noriega, Panama's dictator, was overthrown by an American invasion force.