1694: The bank of England was founded.

1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in "The Wild Hare".

1964: Winston Churchill made his last appearance in the house of commons at the age of 89.

1965: Edward Heath became the leader of the Conservative Party at the age of 49.

1976: Elton John and Kiki Dee were at number on with "Don't go Breaking my Heart".

1985: Steve Cram set the mile world record at three minutes and 46 seconds in Oslo.

1990: A report from Geneva revealed that the AIDS virus was the main cause of death for women between 20-40 years old.

1996: Steve Redgrave won his forth successive Olympic gold medal when he won the coxless pairs with Mathew Pinset in Atlanta.

1998: England beat South Africa in an eight-wicket victory at Trent Bridge.

1998: Nigel Pavaro, Terry Duckworth from "Coronation Street", was forced to take a script on stage when he forgot his lines in a King's Lynn performance of the thriller, "Dead of Night".