ON THIS DAY

■■ 1499: Perkin Warbeck, the Flemish imposter claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, was hanged at the Tower of London.

■■ 1852: Britain’s first pillar box was erected in St Helier on Jersey.

■■ 1869: Valdemar Poulsen, Danish inventor of the tape recorder, which he patented in 1898, was born.

■■ 1887: Boris Karloff, actor bestknown for horror roles, was born in London.

■■ 1888: Harpo Marx, the Marx Brother who never spoke on screen, was born in New York.

■■ 1889: The world’s first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royal Saloon, San Francisco.

■■ 1910: Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, who poisoned his wife to seek a new life with his lover, Ethel Le Neve, was hanged at Pentoville Prison.

■■ 1963: The first episode of the BBC TV serial Doctor Who was screened in Britain. The Doctor was played by William Hartnell.

■■ ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Hexham in Northumberland was crowned Britain’s happiest place to live in an annual poll. ■■ BIRTHDAYS: Alan Mullery, former football manager and pundit, 81; Sue Nicholls, actress, 79; Diana Quick, actress, 76; Merv Hughes, former cricketer, 61; Zoe Ball, above, presenter, 52; Kelly Brook, below, model and actress, 43. ■■ The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2021 was 65.7%