on this DAY

1814: The first authentic historical novel, Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley, was published. 1860: Composer Gustav Mahler was born in Kaliste, Bohemia. 1927: Christopher Stone became the first “disc jockey” on British radio when he presented his Record Round-up from Savoy Hill. 1967: Using Sir Francis Drake’s sword, the Queen knighted Francis Chichester, who had sailed solo round the world in Gypsy Moth IV. 2005: A series of explosions ripped through London in co-ordinated terrorist strikes. Suicide attacks on three London Underground trains and a double-decker bus killed 56, including the bombers, and more than 700 were injured. 2013: Andy Murray (above) made history as he became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 77 years. 2019: 10 people, including three police officers, were taken to hospital after a chemical attack outside a Leicestershire pub.