It happened on July 4
2008 Deputy London Mayor Ray Lewis resigned amid claims of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities.
1976 Israeli commandos ended the Entebbe hostage crisis in a daring raid in which seven Palestinian terrorists were killed. Three of the 98 hostages - mainly Israeli - also died.
1934 Marie Curie, Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered radium, died from over-exposure to radioactivity.
1829 The first regular scheduled bus service was introduced in London. It was horse-drawn and ran between Marylebone Road and Bank.
THOUGHT In science, we must be interested in things, not persons
- Marie Curie, physicistBIRTHDAYS Gina Lollobrigida, actress, 81; Prince Michael of Kent, 66; Jenny Seagrove, actress, 52; Neil Morrissey, actor, 46; Jo Whiley, DJ, 43.