IT HAPPENED TODAY
1499:
Perkin Warbeck, the Flemish imposter claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, was hanged at the Tower of London.
1852:
Britain’s first pillar box was erected in St Helier on Jersey.
1869:
Valdemar Poulsen, Danish inventor of the tape recorder, which he patented in 1898, was born.
1887:
Boris Karloff, actor bestknown for horror roles, was born in London.
1888:
Adolph Arthur Marx also known as Harpo, (top) the Marx Brother who never spoke on screen, was born in New York.
1889:
The world’s first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royal Saloon, San Francisco.
1910:
Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, who poisoned his wife to seek a new life with his lover, Ethel Le Neve, was hanged at Pentoville Prison.
1963:
The first episode of the BBC TV serial Doctor Who was screened in Britain. The Doctor was played by William Hartnell (above).
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
Arare handwritten poem signed by Anne Frank was sold at auction in The Netherlands for 140,000 Euros.
BIRTHDAYS:
Alan Mullery, former football manager and pundit, 76; Sue Nicholls, actress, 74; Diana Quick, actress, 71; Merv Hughes, former cricketer, 56; Zoe Ball, presenter, 47; Kelly Brook, (below) model and actress, 38.