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

1805 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Opens

Today marked the official opening of Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805

2003 Final Concorde Flight

Marking the end of an aviation era, Concorde made its final flight, over Bristol.

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1990 – Rita Ora, the singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1990 – Danny Welbeck, the English footballer
  • 1995 – James Guy, the English swimmer and British Olympian

DIED ON THIS DAY