Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule.
There are believed to have been many casualties in a day which started as a peaceful rally, and ended with running battles between police and demonstrators in which shots are said to have been fired.
1996:
A crowd of 14,516 watched a 2-2 draw between Southampton and Lincoln at the dell. Perhaps the most significant spectator was a mr Rupert Lowe, a hockey loving, former public school boy was attending his first game of football. At the time he was simply the chairman of Secure Recruit, who were set to mount a reverse takeover of Southampton Football Club in order to gain them stock exchange listing, which in turn led to the club being able to build their long overdue stadium.
The founding of the worldâs first official football club, Sheffield Football Club, in Yorkshire, by a group of former students from Cambridge University. The clubâs finest hour came in 1904 when they won the FA Amateur Cup, a competition conceived after a suggestion by Sheffield. They are commemorated by the English Football Hall of Fame for their significant place in football history.
1962:
James Brown recorded his legendary âLive At The Apolloâ album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazineâs 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1993:
Saints beat Newcastle at the Dell 2-1, with those 2 goals live on Sky, after being dropped by Ian Branfoot for Paul Moody.
2003:
End of an era for Concorde: The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, has landed at the end of its last commercial passenger flight, amid emotional scenes at Heathrow airport.
Queen opens National Theatre in London:
The Queen has officially opened the National Theatre on the South Bank in London after years of delays.
The building, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, is made up of three theatres. Two, the Olivier and the Lyttleton, are already open with a third, the Cottlesloe, expected to open next year.
Bands, fanfares, an outdoor carnival and fireworks greeted the large crowds who turned out despite the pouring rain.
1968:
Led Zeppelin played a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the bandâs first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sold at auction for ÂŁ2,400.
2003:
At the end of Saints 2-0 win over Blackburn at St Maryâs, Dennis Rofe had to be pulled away from Rovers manager Graeme Souness, the man who had sacked him as coach at The Dell. James Beattie gave saints the lead with a well stuck free kick and the points were secured 4 minutes from time with a debut goal from the French 18 year old Leandre Griffit. WGS said âhe learns English all week and then needs to try and understand my Scottish!â
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Yearsâ War.[a] The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispinâs Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France.[5][b] Henry Vâs victory at Agincourt, against a numerically superior French army, crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry V married the French kingâs daughter, and their son, later Henry VI of England and Henry II of France, was made heir to the throne of France as well as of England.
Henry V led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. The French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe, repeating illnesses and moderate mental incapacitation. Instead, the French were commanded by Constable Charles dâAlbret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party.
This battle is notable for the use of the English longbow in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming most of Henryâs army. The battle is the centrepiece of the play Henry V by William Shakespeare.
The Conservative Party has won the general election by a small majority, making Winston Churchill prime minister for the second time.
Mr Churchill is nearly 77 and the second oldest prime minister in history. William Gladstone was 83 when he formed his last government.
1965:
Queen Elizabeth II invested The Beatles with their MBEâs at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBEâs back in protest, to which John Lennon responded âLots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people.â He continued: âWe received ours for entertaining other people. Iâd say we deserve ours more.â
1996:
Saints beat Man U 6-3 at The Dell. I need not say anymore.
Same year, previous season, wasnât it? The 3-1 was late in the 95-96 season, the 6-3 the following season. Pretty sure that was it.
I remember talking to a chap a few years back (Manc fan, of course) who was at the 6-3 game but swore blind that it was also the notorious grey shirts match. Weird.
Should the sub-under Butler really be showing the residents up? Really?
Itâs amazing how many Mancs delude themselves with that myth! Being between 2 seasons on the trot by Saints possible canât happen so it all gets morphed into 1 game.
I missed the 6-3 game. I was at my then partnerâs sisterâs wedding - in Manchester. 95% of the guests were ardent reds. Could only share the joy with one of the waiters at the reception who was a City fan
I was really annoyed at having to miss that, but it didn;t turn out too bad!
Gunman runs amok in West Midlands.
Four people have been killed and four others seriously wounded after a gunman opened fire at two separate locations in the Midlands.
The attacks happened on the Bustleholm estate, Wednesbury and later at a service station in Nuneaton.
1980:
Former T Rex member Steve Took, choked to death on a cherry stone, after some magic mushrooms he had eaten, numbed all sensation in his throat, he was aged 31. Took was also a member of The Deviants with Pink Fairies members Twink and Mick Farren.
2002
Saints beat Fulham 4-2 at SMS after being 0-2 down, with a hat trick from Beattie and one from Ormerod. Wayne Bridge also played his 100 consecutive premier league game.
A Palestinian protester jumps over burning tyres during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Bet El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah