1192 Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign the Treaty of Jaffa ending the Third Crusade in a compromise neither is happy with; treaty leaves Jerusalem under Islamic control with Christian pilgrimage rights and restores the Kingdom of Jerusalem 1642 English Long Parliament issues Ordinance ordering closure of London theatres including the Globe theatre, once part-owned by William Shakespeare 1644 Robert Devereux's Parliamentarian infantry surrenders to Royalist forces in Battle of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, during English Civil War 1752 Last Julian calendar day in Great Britain and British colonies including America; to sync to the Gregorian calendar, 11 days are skipped and the next date is September 14 1898 Battle of Omdurman: Anglo-Egyptian army led by Lord Kitchener defeats the Mahdist forces of Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad in Sudan 1900 A large demonstration by Nationalists in Dublin's Phoenix Park demand that Ireland be free of British rule 1905 Chinese crown discontinues its Imperial Examinations (Golden Lists), civil service recruitment exams that dated back in some form to 581AD and influenced British civil service and beyond [1] 1909 King Edward VII signs South Africa Act 1937 Film "The Prisoner of Zenda," based on the novel and play by Anthony Hope , starring Ronald Colman , Madeleine Carroll, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , is released 1956 British Ferrari driver Peter Collins sportingly hands over his car to retired teammate Juan Manuel Fangio during season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; Fangio finishes 2nd to win his 3rd straight F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Englishman Stirling Moss 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Kiritimati, Kiribati (Christmas Island) 1972 Rod Stewart 's first #1 hit single in the UK, "You Wear It Well" 1977 One of the great anti-climaxes in sport; 43-year-old transsexual Rene Richards, who fought for over a year for right to play in a major event, is beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade at the US Open 1980 Australian cricket batsman Kim Hughes becomes 3rd player to bat on all 5 days of a Test match as the rain affected Centenary Test peters out to a draw at Lord's; BBC's John Arlott calls his final match 1982 "Redlands," Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards ' country house in West Wittering, Sussex, England, is seriously damaged in a fire for the second time in nine years 1988 Amnesty International's "Human Rights Now!" tour begins in Wembley Stadium, London; performers include: Bruce Springsteen , Sting , Peter Gabriel , Tracy Chapman , and Youssou N'Dour 1995 British boxer Frank Bruno beats American champion Oliver McCall in a unanimous 12 round points decision in London for the WBC heavyweight title 2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens a snap general election if rebel MPs pass bill against no-deal Brexit 2020 British architect Richard Rogers, designer of the Pompidou Centre and the Millennial Dome, retires 1243 Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, Welsh nobleman who changed his support from Simon de Montfort to Henry III, born in Christchurch, England (d. 1295) 1675 William Somervile, English poet known for "The Chace", born in Colwich, England (d. 1742) 1870 Marie Ault [Mary Cragg], English actress (The Lodger), born in Wigan, England (d. 1951) English radiochemist and Nobel laureate (radioactive substances, isotopes), born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England 1911 Eileen Way, British actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin), born in Surrey, England (d. 1994) 1913 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981) 1925 Ronnie Stevens, English actor (Rodney In "Dick & Duchess"), born in London, England (d. 2006) 1927 Francis Matthews, British actor (Paul Temple, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), born in York, England (d. 2014) 1928 Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author, born in Ranchi, India (d. 1996) 1929 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor (A Hard Day's Night, Help!), born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales (d. 2012) [1] 1936 David Leonard Blake, British composer (The Plumber's Gift), and educator (University of York, 1964-2001), born in London

1937 Derek Fowlds, British actor (Yes Minister, The Basil Brush Show), born in London, England (d. 2020) 1938 Glyn Worsnip, British radio and television presenter (That's Life!), born in Highnam, Gloucestershire (d. 1996) 1940 Mick Pyne, British touring and session jazz pianist (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame: Charlie Watts), born in Thornton Dale, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1995) 1947 Richard Coughlan, British progressive rock drummer and percussionist (Caravan - "In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England (d. 2013) 1951 Mike Kaminski, British rock musician (ELO), born in Harrogate, England 1962 British lawyer and politician (Leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister 2024–), born in Southwark, London, England 1965 British/Canadian boxer (Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1988, undisputed world heavyweight champion 1999), born in London, England 1978 Matthew Watkins, Welsh rugby union centre (18 caps; Newport, Llanelli Scarlets), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2020) 1982 Joey Barton, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR) and manager (Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers), born in Huyton, England 1984 Jack Peñate, English rockabilly singer-songwriter and musician (Matinée), born in London 1908 Naval officer Robert Scott (40) weds sculptress Kathleen Bruce (30) at the Chapel Royal in London, England 1978 British musician George Harrison (35) weds second wife, American record label marketer Olivia Arias (30) at the Henley-on-Thames Register Office in England, until his death in 2001 1997 Actress Sadie Frost (31) weds actor Jude Law (24) at All Saints Church in London 1765 Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (b. 1719) 1891 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, Dutch-British pianist, composer, composer, and writer (Wagner As I Knew Him), dies at 76 1898 Hubert Howard, British journalist (The Times), dies through friendly fire British tennis player (Wimbledon singles 1888; Wimbledon doubles 1884-86, 1888-89), dies of effects of carbolic acid at 38 British author (The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings ), dies of an ulcer at 81 1979 Felix Aylmer, British actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan), dies at 90 1986 Philip Radcliffe, British composer, dies at 81 1990 John Bowlby, British psychologist, dies at 83 2003 Peter West, British sports broadcaster (BBC; editor Playfair Cricket Annual), dies at 83 2006 Charlie Williams, British soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, dies from Parkinson's disease at 78 2007 David "Fritz" Fryer, British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -"Juliet"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 62 2008 Denis Rooke, British engineer and CEO (British Gas), dies at 84 2013 David Jacobs, British broadcaster (Juke Box Jury), dies at 87 2013 Ronald Coase, British economist (Nobel Prize in Economics 1991), dies at 102 Today in History by Country Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.