• 1537 Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England

• 1674 English reconquer NY from Netherlands

• 1943 Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ending the epic World War II battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific

• 1971 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode – All in the Family

• 1540 The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)

Birthday for   Michael B. Jordan’s – His first significant roles as in the critically acclaimed TV series “The Wire” (2002) as Wallace. Further Tv roles followed, including in “All My Children”, “Friday Night Lights”.

Jordan’s first film collaboration with director Ryan Coogler was “Fruitvale Station” (2013) followed by the Rocky sequel “Creed” (2015) with Sylvester Stallone. Jordan’s third film with Coogler was the Marvel superhero film “Black Panther” opposite Chadwick Boseman. The film was an international hit and became the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.