1983: Police hunt Shergar's kidnappers - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner Shergar has begun in Ireland.

The prize stallion was kidnapped last night from stables in County Kildare owned by the Aga Khan and his family for 60 years.

Born on this day

1773 William Henry Harrison

1846 Wilhelm Maybach

1925 Burkhard Heim

1943 Barbara Lewis

1943 Joe Pesci

1945 Mia Farrow

1950 Richard F. Colburn

1957 Gordon Strachan

1960 Peggy Whitson

1960 Holly Johnson

1980 Angelos Charisteas

1962 Amanda McCormack

Music

1957 Elvis Presley topped the US singles chart with 'Too Much'.

1972 Paul McCartney's group Wings began their first UK tour in a small club in Nottingham.

1984 Brits award winners included Culture Club, David Bowie, Annie Lennox and Paul Young.

1985 Standing at the top of the UK singles charts were Elaine Page and Barbara Dickson with 'I Know Him So Well'.

General Events

1923 Dobrolet, the Soviet State Airline was launched. It was renamed Aeroflot 9 years later.

1971 The first British soldier was killed in Northern Ireland since troops arrived in August 1969.

1972 The government announced a state of emergency following the month-long strike by miners.

1990 British Rail announced it was to introduce a minimum £10 fine

to anyone travelling without a ticket. This was an attempt to stop fare

evasion which had cost the company an estimated £50 million a year.

1991 In the Gulf crisis, Allied Military commanders said that the air war should go on for at least another 2 weeks.