At the age of 31

• 29-September-2005 : A High Court judge rules that Soham murderer Ian Huntley must spend at least 40 years in prison before being considered for parole; a ruling which effectively rules out his release until at least 2042 and the age of 68.
• 15-February-1995 : Hacker Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems.
• 17-February-1992 : A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.
• 22-July-1991 : Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in 6 more murders.
• 15-February-1978 : Serial killer Ted Bundy is captured in Pensacola, Florida.
• 19-October-1977 : Reggie Jackson blasts 3 home runs to lead the New York Yankees to World Series victory. German Autumn: Kidnapped industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer is found murdered in Mulhouse, France.
• 17-July-1968 : Saddam Hussein becomes Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Iraq after a coup d'etat.
• 26-January-1963 : The Australia Day shootings rock Perth, Western Australia; 2 people are shot dead and 3 others injured by Eric Edgar Cooke.
• 09-November-1961 : Neil Armstrong records a record speed in a rocket plane of 6,587km/h flying a X-15.
• 03-April-1958 : Castro's revolutionary army begins its attacks on Havana.