Check out some of the events that took place on this day in history:

1920 Inaugural Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe

The First Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Horse Race took place at Longchamp Race Course in Paris for thoroughbreds aged three years or older.

1990 Germany Reunited

Germany became a single country once more as East and West Germany reunite, drawing to a close 45 years of division following World War II and the subsequent Cold War.

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1938 – Eddie Cochran, the US singer
  • 1941 – Chubby Chequer, the US singer
  • 1964 – Clive Owen, the actor
  • 1969 – Gwen Stefani, the singer and actress
  • 1978 – Jake Shears, the singer

DIED ON THIS DAY

  • 2004 – Janet Leigh, the actress
  • 2005 – Ronnie Barker, the TV star and one half of the ‘Two Ronnies’
  • 2015 – Denis Healey, the politician