Donald Campbell dies while attempting to break his own water speed record in his jet-powered boat, Bluebird K7
1951: Communist forces to re-take Seoul Chinese and North Korean troops are close to recapturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last year.
1986: Thin Lizzy star dies Phil Lynott, the former frontman of rock group Thin Lizzy, dies 11 days after collapsing from a drink and drug binge.
1985: Inquiry over 'baby-for-cash' deal Scotland Yard is investigating a surrogate mother in London following reports she is to receive �6,500 for her baby from a childless couple.
2000: First British women reach South Pole The first British women to walk across Antarctica to the South Pole arrive safely, more than two months after starting their record-breaking journey.
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