2005: Settlers protest at Gaza pullout Israeli troops meet peaceful resistance as they deliver the first eviction notices to settlers in the Gaza Strip.
1971: 'V-sign' costs rider victory Controversial horse rider Harvey Smith is stripped of his �2,000 winnings and a major show jumping title for allegedly making a rude gesture.
1985: Virgin voyage ends in disaster The speedboat Virgin Atlantic Challenger capsizes off the south-west of England scuppering Richard Branson's attempt at the fastest-ever Atlantic crossing.
1950: Princess gives birth to second child The King's eldest daughter and heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, gives birth to a daughter at Clarence House in London.
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