26 Jul	1952: Eva Peron dies
23 Sep	1952: Charlie Chaplin comes home
30 Sep	1955: James Dean killed in car smash
18 Apr	1955: Albert Einstein dies
31 May	1957: Arthur Miller guilty of contempt
29 Apr	1958: My Fair Lady dazzles London
07 Aug	1958: Arthur Miller cleared of contempt
22 Apr	1959: Dame Margot Fonteyn released from jail
24 Jan	1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller
17 Jun	1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash
05 Aug	1962: Marilyn Monroe found dead
07 Feb	1964: Beatlemania arrives in the US
21 May	1966: Cooper loses to world champ Clay
09 Mar	1967: Stalin's daughter defects to the West
10 May	1967: Two Rolling Stones on drugs charges
11 Oct	1967: Harold Wilson wins Moving apology
12 Dec	1967: Stones guitarist escapes jail for drugs
08 May	1968: Krays held on suspicion of murder
29 May	1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup
14 Jan	1969: Matt Busby retires from Man United
18 Feb	1969: Lulu ties knot with Bee Gee
12 Mar	1969: Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman
07 Jul	1969: Brian Jones died of 'drink and drugs'
20 Aug	1970: Bobby Moore cleared of stealing
18 Sep	1970: Rock legend Hendrix dies after party
12 May	1971: Row rocks Rolling Stone wedding
03 Jul	1971: Doors' singer Jim Morrison found dead
10 Oct	1975: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton remarry
29 Nov	1975: Graham Hill killed in air crash
04 Dec	1976: 'Genius' composer Benjamin Britten dies
06 Jan	1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols
13 May	1977: Cricket captain sacked over 'circus'
16 Aug	1977: Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies
16 Sep	1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash
25 Dec	1977: Silent film legend Chaplin dies
17 May	1978: Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
12 Oct	1978: Sex Pistol Vicious on murder charge
02 Feb	1979: Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose
10 Dec	1979: Daredevil Kidd's 80ft river jump
08 Dec	1980: John Lennon shot dead
22 Jun	1981: Chapman pleads guilty to Lennon murder
13 Jul	1985: Live Aid makes millions for Africa
08 Apr	1986: Eastwood voted mayor by landslide
10 Sep	1988: BBC presenters in helicopter crash
30 Jul	1991: Pavarotti sings in the British rain
24 Nov	1991: Giant of rock dies
24 Aug	1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
01 May	1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash
02 Sep	1994: Roy Castle loses battle with cancer
13 Apr	1997: Tiger Woods wins Masters at 21
15 Jul	1997: Versace murdered on his doorstep
31 May	1998: Ginger leaves the Spice Girls
21 Mar	1999: Comedy genius Ernie Wise dies
08 Jul	2000: New Harry Potter most magical yet
18 Oct	2000: Hurley mocked at premiere
24 May	1999: Drugs row Dallaglio goes
18 Nov	2000: Hollywood meets Wales in 'wedding of year'
22 Dec	2000: Madonna weds her Guy
12 Jan	2001: Swedish 'Iceman' starts England job
02 Jul	2001: Dando killer jailed for life
08 Aug	2001: Hollywood's 'golden couple' divorce
10 Aug	2001: Hamiltons condemn 'sex assault' arrest
30 Dec	2002: Diana Ross arrested for drink-driving
12 Jan	2003: Maurice Gibb dies after stomach op
27 Jul	2003: Comic legend Bob Hope dies
08 Oct	2003: The Terminator takes on California