December 12: On this day in history
December 12th: We look back at the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years and bring you what happened on this day in history
Joe McElderry when he was on the X Factor in 2009
1914 – Insurance brokers are refusing to allow insurance on fur coats after it’s revealed at the Old Bailey that £50,000 worth of such garments have been stolen in London
1939 – American actor Douglas Fairbanks dies at home in bed in Santa Monica following a heart attack minutes after telling his nurse, ‘I’m no invalid’
1964 – Footballer Denis Law sends wife Diana a large surprise bouquet of red roses to celebrate their anniversary after being suspended for 28 days by the FA
1989 – ‘TV cad’ Nigel Havers marries former model Polly Bloomfield at Chelsea Register Office months after divorcing his wife of 14 years
2004 – Grieving bride-to-be Blair Anderson is left devastated after her fiancé Kristoffer Tott dies in a horrific car smash just two days before their planned wedding
2009 – X Factor favourite Geordie Joe McElderry says he won’t quit school even if he wins this year’s reality singing contest