On this day...

1997 Former South African President F.W. de Klerk, who was instrumental in scrapping his National Party's apartheid policy, retires from Parliament.

1995 Aged 59, the former British champion jockey Lester Piggott announces his retirement having won more than 5,000 races around the world.

1985 Miss Muzak married Mr CyberScribe at their old church building. The church was a 30 second walk from the bride's house.The reception was held in the Park Avenue Hotel which was a 3 minute walk from the church. This meant that the driver had to make a detour, or was that a tour of East Belfast before leaving the happy couple to the reception.After the reception the happy couple spent their honeymoon here. They lived happily ever after...