On this day

1348: Edward III founded the Order of the Garter.

1564: William Shakespeare, English playwright, poet and actor, was born in Stratfordupon-avon. He died on the same date in 1616.

1661: Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland was crowned king at Westminster Abbey.

1775: Joseph Mallord William Turner, English landscape painter, was born in London. 1915: Rupert Brooke, English poet, died of blood poisoning on the Greek island of Skyros.

1927: Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup Final to become the first club to take the cup out of England.

1968: The first decimal coins appeared in Britain. They were the 5p and 10p pieces which replaced the old one shilling and two shilling coins.

1983: Cliff Thorburn scored the first televised maximum break of 147 in the World Snooker championships, at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

1984: The United States announced the discovery of the Aids virus.

1996: An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ possessions began at Sotheby’s in New York City.

2005: The first video was uploaded to Youtube.com.

Birthdays

Lee Majors, pictured, actor, 82; James Russo, actor, 68; Judy Davis, actress, 66; John Hannah, actor, 59; John Cena, actor/ professional wrestler, 44; Lady

Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, 40; Taio Cruz, singer, 41; Dev Patel, actor, 31; Gigi Hadid, model, 26.

Quote of the day

“I, Ted Nugent, am not only sicker than a dog, but I was tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon” – the American musician, who has previously claimed that “it’s not a real pandemic”, ruefully admits to having fallen ill.