ON THIS DAY

• 1488: Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope.

• 1730: The first stock exchange quotations were published in the Daily Advertiser, London.

• 1877: Chopsticks, the novelty piano piece, was registered at the British Museum.

• 1935: The jingle “We are the Ovaltineys, little girls and boys” was first sung on radio. Listeners were invited to join the Ovaltiney Club (with badge and rule book) and a coded message was given out each week.

• 1959: Buddy Holly, US singer and guitarist, died in an air crash, aged 22. With him were fellow rock ‘n’ rollers Ritchie Valens and JP “Big Bopper” Richardson.

• 1960: British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made his historic “wind of change” speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town, predicting the growth of national consciousness.

• 1966: The Russians made the first rocket-assisted controlled landing on the Moon with Luna 9.

• 1977: The Government said it would hold referendums in Scotland and Wales on devolution.

• 1983: UK unemployment hit a record high of 3.22 million.

• LAST YEAR: A grotesque puppet of Margaret Thatcher which featured on satirical series Spitting Image went up for auction.

• BIRTHDAYS: Dave Davies, rock singer, 73; Morgan Fairchild, actress, 70; Kirsty Wark, TV presenter, 65; Tim Flowers, former footballer, 53; Darren Peacock, former footballer, 52; Warwick Davis, actor, 50; Isla Fisher, actress,

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