1896 Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom.
1902 British naval officer David Beatty is appointed captain of the cruiser HMS Juno.
1917 Canadian ace Billy Bishop undertakes a solo mission behind enemy lines, shooting down three aircraft as they were about to take off and several more on the ground, for which he is awarded the Victoria Cross.
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
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