ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
In a charity bereavement video football legend Rio Ferdinand, below, reveals that if he had “one more minute” with his late wife Rebecca he’d ask her what she wanted for the their children. 7 years ago…Colonel Gaddafi killed.
Following a civil war, the Libyan leader, centre, who had controlled the African state since 1969, is killed. Having been deposed, Gaddafi was discovered hiding in a drainpipe trying to flee.
15 years ago... Cheryl guilty. Pop star Cheryl Tweedy of Girls Aloud, bottom, is found guilty of assault after drunkenly punching a female nightclub attendant. She’s sentenced to 120 hours of community service.
20 years ago…Explosive telly.
In the ITV soap Emmerdale, viewers watch in horror as the Woolpack pub is engulfed in flames after Tricia Stokes accidentally sets it ablaze with fireworks.
30 years ago…Crime crackdown.
The government announces plans to change the law regarding a suspect’s right to remain silent so that not speaking can now incriminate rather than protect a suspect.
45 years ago…Sydney Opera House opens.
After 14 years of construction, the Australian landmark is opened by the Queen. The building, designed to echo the sails of a ship, will go on to attract eight million visitors a year.
50 years ago…Jackie Kennedy remarries.
Nearly five years after US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his wife Jackie marries a man 23 years older, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates Onassis.
63 years ago…Lord Of The Rings finale.
The Return Of The King, the last book in the fantasy trilogy by JRR Tolkien, is published. The novels go on to sell 150million copies.
74 years ago...Philippines liberated.
In World War Two, US General Douglas MacArthur leads an ultimately successful invasion of the islands occupied by Japanese forces.
176 years ago…Grace Darling dies.
The famous lighthouse keeper’s daughter dies aged just 26, But she will go down in history as a heroine for her role in helping her father rescue survivors of a wrecked ship off
Northumberland.
304 years ago…George I is crowned.