February 5th

1824 - Charles Dickens begins his first job - labelling bottles.

1922 - The Reader's Digest' is published for the first time.

1971 - The American spacecraft Apollo 14 lands on the moon. Two moonwalks are made and samples collected.

1988 - Comic Relief is launched to combat famine in Africa.

2004 - Nineteen Chinese people are killed when they are trapped by rising tides as they pick cockles in Morecambe Bay.

2007 - Jonny Wilkinson makes a triumphant return to England rugby, scoring 27 points in the 42-20 win against Scotland in their 6 Nations opener.