My mother-in-law went into labour.... 30 hours before my future wife decided to pop out (she's still always late for things!) There are lots of sites that offer an 'on this day' service... search on a site like Google. Some of the things that you'll fibnd there... 1536: William Tyndale, translator of the Scriptures into English, burnt at the stake.... 1820: Jenny Lind born... 1847: Jane Eyre is published for the first time... 1927: The Jazz singer, the first film to feature sound, opens... 1973: Start of the Yom Kippur War... 1981: President Sadat of Egypt assainated... 1989: Death of Bette Davis... Hope this helps.