1885: Malcolm Campbell was born. He became the first man to build a machine specifically to set new land and water speed records and was the first to travel at more than 300mph on land. His son Donald would later adapt the craft, which was called 'Bluebird'. Campbell died in December 1948.

1928: Louise Brough was born. The American tennis player went on to win 35 grand slam titles, 10 at Wimbledon – including the singles four times between 1948 and 1955.

1988: Four-time British Open golf champion Bobby Locke died.

1990: At 13 years and 347 days old, Jennifer Capriati reached the final of the Virginia Slims in Florida to become the youngest player ever to do so in a professional tournament. Gabriela Sabatini, who beat her in the final, had previously held the same record – aged 14 years and 11 months.

1990: Seve Ballesteros won his 60th European Tour event, the Balearic Open at Son Vida.

2005: Kevin Keegan parted company with Manchester City, with Stuart Pearce taking over as manager.

2006: Rangers confirmed Frenchman Paul Le Guen had agreed a three-year deal to take over as manager at Ibrox from the end of the season.

2008: Cricket Australia officially postponed their tour to Pakistan due to security concerns in the country.