In Hong Kong 1953: Queen Elizabeth visited the Hong Kong stall at the British Industries Fair at Earl's Court, London. She took special interest in the display of coronation souvenirs and also remarked on the range and beauty of Hong Kong textiles.
1957: Actor Robert Cummings arrived in the territory with plans to export rice to Hong Kong. The star of the US television series, the Bob Cummings Show, was a member of a joint Australian-American rice-growing syndicate studying the possibilities of exporting Australian rice.
1967: Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni arrived to promote his first English-language film, Blow-Up. He was considering legal action against Japan for cutting his film, the only nation to do so.
1971: The Government Marriage Registry reported the number of couples giving notice of their intention to marry so far this year was already a record 9,465. The Year of the Boar is considered most auspicious for marriage as it is widely believed couples will stay affectionate to a ripe old age and have plenty of children.
Around the world 1520: England's King Henry VIII and France's King Francis I signed a treaty ending French interference in Scotland.
1654: Sweden's Queen Christina abdicated, shocking Europe, and was succeeded by Charles X. She later moved to Rome.