1973: President overthrown in Chile coup President Salvador Allende of Chile - the world's first democratically-elected Marxist head of state - dies in a revolt led by the armed forces.
2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries The Swedish Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh, dies of her injuries after she is stabbed in a Stockholm department store.
1978: Umbrella stab victim dies Writer and broadcaster Georgi Markov dies of blood poisoning, four days after he said he was stabbed with an umbrella at a London bus stop.
1969: Shelter exposes slum homelessness The housing charity, Shelter, says up to three million people in Britain are living in damp, overcrowded slum conditions.
