19th February

1906 - William Kellogg establishes the Battle Creek Toasted Cornflake Company, selling breakfast cereals he had originally developed as health food for psychiatric patients.

1957 - British actor whose films include "Face" and "Ripleys Game", Ray Winstone is born.

1985 - EastEnders is broadcast for the first time.

1994 - Mark Kennedy of Norwood, Massachusetts, sprints 50 metres in 16.93 seconds, on his hands.

2000 - A new medical study suggests that chocolate, in small doses, can help contribute to a healthy diet.

2001 - It emerges that Jeffrey Archer has been spotted on holiday with glamorous blonde Nikki Kingdon, while his wife stayed at home.