1991: Family anger at Hillsborough verdict A jury returns a verdict of accidental death at the end of the inquest of 95 Liverpool football fans crushed to death in Sheffield.
1979: Early election as Callaghan defeated Prime Minister James Callaghan loses a parliamentary vote of confidence by a minority of one - forcing him to call an early general election.
1983: Macgregor named as coal boss Ian Macgregor, leader of the British Steel Corporation is named as the new chairman of the National Coal Board.