2000 An exhausted 14-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader reaches India after trekking across the snowy Himalayas, a defection that embarrassed Chinese leaders who used him as a symbol of their rule over Tibet.

2001 A general practitioner in Manchester, England may have killed more than 200 patients over almost 24 years, says a new clinical study of his medical practice. Dr Harold Shipman is currently serving 15 life sentences for the deaths of 15 patients.

1610 Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter with his newly invented telescope

1789 First national (Presidential) election in US

1927 The first telephone service between London and New York begins operating

1953 US President Truman announces development of the hydrogen bomb

1975 The oil producing members of OPEC agree to raise prices by 10%

1986 President Regan breaks off all economic links with Libya

1990 Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far

1873 The birth of Adolph Zukor, American film producer

1873 The birth of Charles Peguy, French poet

1964 The birth of Nicolas Cage, American actor

2006 Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.

2006 UK Liberal Democratic leader Charles Kennedy resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.

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