We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

Mary Hegarty cats to Des O'Driscoll about her favourite tastes

Oscar Peterson, whose early talent and speedy fingers made him one of the world’s best known jazz pianists, has died, it was reported today. He was 82.