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

1966 Indira Gandhi Becomes Indian Prime Minister

Not only did Indira Gandhi become Prime Minister of India on this day in 1966 but she became the first woman to hold this role

1955 First Televised Address

On this day in 1955 President of the USA Dwight Eisenhower became the first President to film a presidential news conference

1783 Britain's Youngest Prime Minister

William Pitt became the Prime Minister at the age of 24 on this day in 1783

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1963 – Martin Bashir, the journalist and TV presenter
  • 1946 – Dolly Parton, the American signer, songwriter and actress
  • 1943 – Janis Joplin, the American singer-songwriter
  • 1839 – Paul Cezanne, the French painter
  • 1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, the American author and poet
  • 1736 – James Watt, the inventor

DIED ON THIS DAY

  • 2006 – Wilson Pickett, the singer
  • 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, the actress