1. 7 astronauts die as Columbia space shuttle disintegrates on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere 1st February 2003 Violent storms on the east coast of England, kills hundreds of people 1st February 1953

2. German army surrenders at Stalingrad after 5 months of intense bloody fighting 2nd February 1943 The Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious is found dead after a heroin overdose in New York 2nd February 1979

3. Buddy Holly killed in an air crash, aged 22 3rd February 1959 The first GM food sold in Britain - tomato puree 5th February 1996

4. 7 Manchester United players killed when their plane crashes in Munich 6th February 1958 Alan Shepard becomes the first Man to hit a golf ball on the moon during Apollo 14 mission 6th February 1971

5. Beatlemania arrives in the United States as The Beatles land in New York to start their first tour of America 7th February 1964 Trevor Francis signs for Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City to become Britain’s first £1 miilion footballer 9th February 1979

6. A huge bomb planted by the IRA explodes in the Docklands area of London 10th February 1996 Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment 11th February 1990

7. British & American bombers destroy the ancient city of Dresden with high explosives and incendiary bombs 14th February 1945 Miners’ strike results in power cuts for homes and businesses across Britain 16th February 1972

8. 18 th February 2005 Hunting with dogs in England & Wales becomes illegal Two 10 year old boys charged with the murder of two year old James Bulger in Liverpool 20thFebruary 1993

9. Civil rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated, aged 39 Dolly the sheep is cloned by scientists in Edinburgh 21stFebruary 196522 nd February 1997

10. Cassius Clay, 22, is crowned heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston 25th February 1964