1956 Julia Darling, writer, born
1956 Julia Darling, writer, born
1956 Julia Darling, writer, born
Walk: Jack Common's Heaton (See members' newsletter for details)
2000 Heaton's Jonathan Edwards won Triple Jump Olympic Gold
1938 Colin Veitch, footballer, actor, politician, died
1948 Florence Nightingale Harrison-Bell, social reformer and campaigner, died
1932 Neil Bartlett, chemist, born
1928 Heaton Secondary Schools opened
1901 HMS Cobra sank
2000 Jonathan Edwards won Olympic gold
Talk: 'Bedlington Remembered' See Events for details
1885 James Douglas Edgar, golfer, born
1898 Victoria Library opened