1993: Israeli court sets Demjanjuk free A court in Israel says retired Ohio car worker John Demjanjuk may not after all have been notorious Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.
1968: Pope renews birth control ban Pope Paul VI has confirmed a ban on the use of contraceptives by Roman Catholics in spite of a Church commission's recommendation for change.
1976: Fire engulfs Southend Pier Fire has destroyed the famous pierhead at the end of the world's longest pier, in Southend on the UK's south-east coast.
