Some days are important in history. Others less so. Everyday is special to  someone somewhere. Are the events in history today important to you? We  include UK and international events and are always keen to add more. If you can  help please email us.

William I the Conqueror, King of England died suppressing a revolt in Maine.

Death of King William I (the Conqueror) of England

The Scots were defeated by the English at the Battle of Flodden Field.

Death of James IV, King of Scotland

Birthday of Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman

Birthday of Luigi Galvani, Italian physiologist

Death of Giambattista Piranesi, Italian architect

Birthday of Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist

Local government in Britain was constituted under the British Municipal Corporations Act.

Death of Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet

Birthday of James Hilton, English novelist

Death of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter

Birthday of Otis Redding, US singer and songwriter

In World War II, Allied forces landed at Salerno, Italy.

Palestinians attempted to hijack an El Al flight but were overpowered by security guards. The Israelis reluctantly handed over the failed hijackers at Hea

Birthday of John Curry, English figure skating champion

Geoffrey Jackson, who had been kidnapped by the Tupamaros in Uruguay eight months previously, was released.

Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova, aged 18, defected to the West, requesting political asylum in the USA.

Death of Mao Zedong, Chinese leader

Massive earthquakes in Mexico left more than 4,700 dead and 30,000 injured.

USA agreed to accept 20,000 Cuban refugees a year.

The European Court of Human Rights agreed to hear a case in which a 12-year-old boy was challenging British laws allowing parents to practise corporal pun

Death of Burgess Meredith, US actor