ON THIS day

■1651:

Charles II, right, defeated by

Cromwell at

Worcester, fled to

France, after famously escaping from

Cromwell’s forces by hiding in an oak tree.

■1777: British commander General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga in the American War of Independence.

■1849: Frederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer, died of tuberculosis in Paris, aged 39.

■ ■1860: The first professional golf tournament was held at Prestwick, Scotland, and won by Willie Park.

■1899: British troops defeated the Boers at Glencoe.

■ ■1931: Mobster Al Capone was jailed for 11 years for tax evasion.

■1956: Calder Hall in Cumbria, Britain’s first large-scale atomic energy station, was opened by the Queen.

■1960: The News Chronicle newspaper ceased publication.

■1989: San Francisco was hit by an earthquake which measured 6.9 on the Richter scale.

■ ■1991: Four ITV companies, TV-am, Thames, TVS and TSW, lost their licences under changes announced by the Independent Television Commission.

■ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Banksy opened an online store, giving people the chance to apply to buy his artwork.

■BIRTHDAYS: Rob Marshall, director, 60; Ziggy Marley, reggae singer, 52; Wyclef Jean, singer/songwriter, 51; Anil Kumble, former cricketer, 50; Eminem, rapper/actor, 48; Matthew Macfadyen, actor, 46.

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