8th May

1980 - The World Health organisation announces that smallpox has been eliminated worldwide.

1983 - Christopher Hughes, a London tube driver, wins 'Mastermind'.

2000 - A man who tried to attack Celine Dion with a stungun at her farewell concert is fined £480.

2001 - A New York hunter who shot two hikers claims he had mistaken them for turkeys.

2002 - Blue's Simon Webbe reveals he has a five-year old daughter, who he fathered when he was 17.

2005 - Prince Harry starts his army training at Sandhurst, as one of 270 recruits on a 44-week officer training course.