1400 Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers 1620 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World [O.S. Sep 6] 1701 James Francis Edward Stuart (13) "The Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father James II 1795 British capture Cape Town, South Africa, from the Dutch 1822 George Canning becomes British Foreign Secretary for the second time, serving until 1827 1847 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust buys Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, preserving it as a national memorial to the Bard 1859 British explorer David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Lake Nyasa, which now forms part of Malawi's borders with Tanzania and Mozambique 1861 British Post Office Savings Bank opens 1885 5th America's Cup: Puritan (NY Yacht Club) beats Genesta (Royal Yacht Squadron, Isle of Wight, UK) by 1:38 for 2-0 series win 1932 British actress Peg Entwistle (24) commits suicide by jumping from the letter "H" in the "Hollywoodland" (now "Hollywood") sign in Los Angeles, California [1] 1938 British racing driver George Eyston sets a world auto speed record at 357.5 mph 1947 John Cobb sets a world auto speed record at 394.2 mph 1953 First movie in CinemaScope, "The Robe," based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas, directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons, premieres 1965 British singer Davie Jones changes his stage name to " David Bowie " to avoid confusion with the Monkee of similar name 1971 A number of Unionists resign over the proposed tripartite talks involving Northern Ireland, the UK, and the Republic of Ireland 1977 Ringo Starr releases single "Drowning in Sea of Love" in the UK 1978 Filming begins for " Monty Python 's Life of Brian" on location in Monastir, Tunisia 1979 Ryder Cup Golf, The Greenbrier: US wins, 17-11; new Team Europe replaces Great Britain & Ireland as official opposition to the United States 2019 Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo rebuffs UK PM Boris Johnson , who compared himself to Hulk, "Boris Johnson forgets that the Hulk only fights for the good of the whole" 2020 Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley announces the country's intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic 2021 Britain's Kew Gardens sets a world record for the largest living plant collection (16,900) on a single site, according to Guinness World Records 2022 Singing drummer Ringo Starr releases his creatively titled third EP, "EP3" King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), born in Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales (date disputed) 1678 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher, born in Battersea, Surrey, England (d. 1751) 1722 Gabriel Christie, British general, born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 1799) 1797 Anthony Panizzi, Italian patriot, writer, and English librarian (British Museum, 1831-66), born in Brescello, Cisalpine Republic (now Italy) (d. 1879) 1818 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon and etcher, born in London (d. 1910) British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1922-23), born in Kingston, Colony of New Brunswick (now Canada) 1880 Alfred Noyes, British poet and essayist (Loom of Years, Highwayman), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1958) 1881 Clive Bell, English art critic, born in East Shefford, Berkshire (d. 1964) 1883 T. E. Hulme, English writer and poet, born in Endon, Shaffordshire (d. 1917) English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, born in London 1891 Isabel Jeans, British actress (Easy Virtue, Heavens Above), born in London, England (d. 1985) 1893 Alexander Korda, British movie producer (3rd man), born in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956) 1906 Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996) 1908 Beecher Moore, British sailor, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996) 1909 John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1997) 1920 Sheila Quinn, British nurse and adviser (British Red Cross), born in Blackpool, England (d. 2016) 1921 William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005) 1922 Guy Hamilton, British film director (Goldfinger, Live and Let Die), born in Paris (d. 2016) 1930 Ken Coates, British Labour politician and writer, born in Leek, Staffordshire (d. 2010)

1933 Jim Gilbert, British artist and criminal, born in London (d. 1995) 1937 Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show), born in Brighton, England (d. 2018) 1942 Tom Wargo, American golfer (PGA Senior C'ship 1993, British Senior Open 1994), born in Marlette, Michigan 1943 David Wilshire, British MP (C) (Section 28, Parliamentary expenses scandal), born in Bristol, England 1946 John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant, British neuroscientist and member of the House of Lords, born in Rowlands Gill, England (d. 2016) 1947 Russ Abbot [Russell A Roberts], British TV comedian (The Russ Abbot Show, September Song), born in Cheshire, England 1948 Kenney Jones, English rock drummer and vocalist (Small Faces/The Faces, 1965-78; The Who, 1978-83), born in London, England 1950 Loyd Grossman, American-British television presenter (MasterChef 1990-2000), born in Marblehead, Massachusetts 1951 Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby union fullback (51 Tests [12 as captain] 269 points, 9 British & Irish Lions; Edinburgh District RFU), born in Edinburgh, Scotland 1953 Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995) 1954 Colin Newman, English musician (Wire), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 1957 David McCreery, Irish footballer (Newcastle United), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1957 Keith Connor, British triple jumper (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Anguilla, West Indies 1958 Neville Southall, Welsh soccer goalkeeper (92 caps; Everton 578 games), born in Llandudno, Wales 1961 Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine), born in London 1965 Lorne Spicer, British television presenter (Car Booty, Cash in the Attic), born in Upminster, England 1969 Justine Frischmann, English Brit-pop singer and guitarist (Elastica; Suede), and visual artist, born in Kensington, London 1976 Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club 7), born in Hammersmith, London 1984 Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer (Piece by Piece), born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR 1995 British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (53) weds second wife American nurse Elaine Mason; divorce in 2007 King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), dies at 68 1932 (Millicent) "Peg" Entwistle, British stage and screen actress, commits suicide at 24 [1] 1932 Ronald Ross, British pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, dies at 75 1955 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81 1983 Roy Andries de Groot, Dutch-British-American culinary writer and wine critic, takes his own life at 73 1991 Carol White, British actress (Cathy Come Home, Poor Cow), dies due to ill-health as a result of substance abuse at 47 1994 Dolly Hare, German/British actress (Broken Blossom), dies at 84 1994 Johnny Berry, British soccer right winger (4 caps; Manchester United, Birmingham City), dies from cancer at 68 1996 Andrew MacElhone, British bartender, owner (Harry's New York Bar in Paris) and inventor of cocktails (Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails), dies of a heart attack at 73 1997 Terence Cooper, British actor (Casino Royale), dies at 64 2019 Sir Donald Gosling, British entrepreneur (Central Car Parks; National Car Parks), yachtsman, and WWII Royal Navy veteran, dies at 90 2021 Clive Sinclair, British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator; ZX Spectrum computer), dies of cancer at 81 [1] 2023 Horace Ové [Jones], British photographer and filmmaker credited as the director of the first Black British feature film (Pressure), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 86 [1] 2023 John Marshall, British jazz-rock drummer (Nucleus, 1969-72; Soft Machine, 1972-84 & 2015-22), dies at 82 2023 Phillip JK Burton, British ornithologist and writer (Vanishing Eagles), dies at 87 2024 Barbara Leigh-Hunt, British stage and screen actress (Search for the Nile), dies at 88 2025 Roger Climpson, British-Australian television presenter (Australia's Most Wanted, Sydney's Seven News), dies at 93 Today in History by Country Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.