1964 Cassius Clay wins the Heavyweight world boxing crown at the age of 22
1981 Charles and Diana announce they are to be married in the summer
1986 Swedish PM Olof Palme is assassinated
1991 Kuwaiti Capital is liberated after 208 days of Iraqi occupation
2008 Fidel Castro retires as President of Cuba after nearly 50 years.
This week’s birthdays
24th Actor Dennis Waterman is 68
25th Director David Putnam is 74 and actor Tom Courtney is 78
26th American author Elizabeth George is 66 (Creator of Inspector Lynley)
27th Politician Paddy Ashdown is 74 and actor Timothy Spall is 58
