ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

May 4

❑ 1 year ago…Ed wins case Singer Ed Sheeran wins his copyright trial over similarities between his hit Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On.

❑ 3 years ago…Ad star dies Model and singer Nick Kamen, famous for starring in the 1985 Levi’s laundrette advert, dies aged 59 after battling cancer.

❑ 18 years ago…Steve’s the boss Middlesbrough’s Steve McClaren becomes the England manager, replacing Sven-Göran Eriksson. He would be sacked after failing to qualify for Euro 2008.

❑ 24 years ago…New mayor Ken Livingstone becomes the Mayor of London, after standing as an independent candidate in the election.

❑ 30 years ago…Gunners’ victory Arsenal win the European Cup Winners’ Cup final 1-0 against Italian side Parma in Copenhagen.

❑ 42 years ago…Ship sunk During the Falklands War, HMS Sheffield is sunk by an Argentine Exocet missile, with 20 crew killed and many more injured.

❑ 45 years ago…Maggie PM Tory leader Margaret Thatcher wins the General Election replacing Jim Callaghan as Prime Minister at No 10. She’s the country’s first female premier.

❑ 65 years ago… Grammys debut The first awards ceremonies honouring achievements in the music industry are held simultaneously in California and New York in the US. Ella Fitzgerald is among the winners.

❑ 75 years ago…Footie disaster A plane crash near Turin in Italy kills all 31 people on board including 18 members of the AC Torino soccer side and their English manager Leslie Lievesley.

❑ 95 years ago…Audrey Hepburn born Starting life in Belgium she would go on to become a fashion icon and film star, appearing in classics like Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Charade. ❑ 244 years ago… First Derby

The race debuts at Epsom with the name decided on the toss of a coin between the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, whose horse Diomed would win it. ❑ 553 years ago…War of the Roses clash

The Battle of Tewkesbury sees the House of York under Edward IV defeat a Lancastrian Army and kill Edward, Prince of Wales.