1976: Huge earthquake rocks Italy
Italy's worst ever earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills at least 60 people and leaves thousands homeless.
1954: Bannister breaks four-minute mile
Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, becomes the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
1994: President and Queen open Chunnel
The Queen and France's President Francois Mitterrand formally open the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain.
2001: Second blast at London post office
A bomb explodes at a north London postal sorting office - the second such attack in three weeks - and has been linked to the Real IRA.
1988: Hick makes cricketing history
Graeme Hick, Worcestershire's 21-year-old prodigy, scores more than 400 runs in a county championship match - the highest innings in England this century.
