On this day ...

1888: Maurice Chevalier, legendary French entertainer and actor, was born in Paris. He appeared in many films – including Gigi, in which he sang Thank Heaven For Little Girls.

1935: US multimillionaire Howard Hughes achieved the first of several aviation records he established before going into selfenforced seclusion, flying a plane of his own design at 352.46mph.

1953: Senator John Kennedy, above, – later to be president – married Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.

1970: Concorde landed at Heathrow Airport for the first time to a barrage of complaints about noise.

1978: The Queen Mother was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in succession to the late Sir Robert Menzies. It was the first appointment of a woman in more than eight centuries.

2014: Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Ian Paisley passed away, aged 88.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: After meeting with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in football clubs, the Duke of Cambridge spoke of the need for the sport to take more action to tackle mental health issues. BIRTHDAYS: Sir Ian Holm, actor, 87; Patrick Mower, actor, 80; Maria Aitken, actress, 73; Bertie Ahern, former Irish premier, 67; Scott Hamilton, jazz saxophonist, 64; Rachel Ward, actress, 61; Ben Folds, musician, 52; Darren Campbell, former athlete, 45; Jennifer Hudson, above, singer, 37; Emmy Rossum, actress, 32.