GRZ4931603: THE ACTOR FRANK VILLAR WITH HIS WIFE AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN CANNES - 1954 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929037: THE ACTRESS ELISABETH SCOTT IN CANNES - 1954 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929057: May 05, 1954 - Roger Bannister Does it. Runs mile in under four minutes: Britain's Roger Bajminister has done it. Last night he r ~ n she fabulous sixes four-minute mile, a feat which the world's athletes have been trying to achieve for years. His time was three minutes 59.4 seconds. As he passed the post at Oxford's shouting spectators / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929060: May 05, 1954 - Roger Bannister Does it. Runs mile in under four minutes: Britain's Roger Bajminister has done it. Last night he r ~ n she fabulous sixes four-minute mile, a feat which the world's athletes have been trying to achieve for years. His time was three minutes 59.4 seconds. As he passed the post at Oxford's shouting spectators / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929102: THE ACTOR MEL FERRER WITH THE ACTRESS OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND - CANNES - 195? / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929210: May 05, 1954 - Duke of Edinburgh plays polo in the rain at Cowdray Park.: After flying form Balmoral The Duke of Edinburgh played in tow matches today at Cowdray park / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929212: THE ACTRESS VIVI GIOI AT VENICE LIDO BEACH - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929254: THE ACTRESS VIVI GIOI AT VENICE LIDO BEACH - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4929300: Portrait of Writer Jason Goodwin / Bridgeman Images

GIE4929347: Portrait of Writer Jason Goodwin / Bridgeman Images

GIE4929369: Portrait of Writer Jason Goodwin / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929400: THE ACTRESS OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND WITH HER HUSBAND PIERRE GULONITE AND THE ACTOR VAN JOHNSON AT THE XVI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN VENICE LIDO - 1955 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929421: May 05, 1954 - First Night Of” After The Ball”... Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks Attend: Phot Shows Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. arrive at the Globe Theatre last evening for the first night of the new Noel Coward show” After the Ball ' / Bridgeman Images

GIE4929508: Portrait of Joanne Harris English writer. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929514: May 05, 1954 - The Queen and the Duke Reunited with Children: H.M. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Tobruk and were reunited - after five months - with their children, Prince Charles and Princes Anne, abroad the Royal Yacht, Britannia. The Royal couple landed at EL aDem airport, Libya, after breakfasting at the airport they began the 18 mile car journey inspecting a Guard of Honour, after arriving at El Adam airport / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929586: The Queen Arrives in Gibraltar, The Royal Children Watch Her Go Ashore: Photo shows Watched by sailors Prince Charles and Princess Anne, watch the Queen go ashore at Gibraltar today - from the deck of the royal yacht Britannia, May 05, 1954 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929594: May 05, 1954 - Nice wins cup final. Nice beats Marseilles by 2 to 1 and wins cup final: Nuremberg, the Nice forward, scores the first goal / Bridgeman Images

GIE4929596: Portrait of John Harvey English writer. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929610: May 05, 1954 - The comet fuselage looks like a whale: looking very like a whale - is this fuselage of a B.O.A.C. Comet aircraft - on its way to the royal aircraft establishment at farnborough for special tests it is seen in western avenue, northolt / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4930871: THE ACTOR PHILIPPE NICAUD ON THE SET OF THE FILM “” LA PRIMA NOTTE “” (Venetian wedding) WITH THE DIRECTOR ALBERTO CAVALCANTI - VENICE - 1958 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4930919: May 05, 1954 - Zatopek breaks his own World Record at c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ he Zatopek, the famous Czechoslovakian athlete, in actio at ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ where he set up a new world record in running the 5,000 meters in 13'52'2/10. He was first refused the English visa following some unpleasant remarks he passed on Paris but was granted permission to come to France at the last minute / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4930971: THE ACTOR PHILIPPE NICAUD WITH THE ACTRESS MARTINE CAROL ON THE SET OF THE FILM “” LA PRIMA NOTTE “” WITH THE DIRECTOR ALBERTO CAVALCANTI - VENICE - 1958 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4930979: Portrait of Andrej Longo writer. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4930986: THE PRESIDENT OF EIRE SEAN T. O 'KELLY - VENICE - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4931002: May 05, 1954 - Aneurin Bevan's Kiss for Bride: The Wedding took place today at Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green, Hammersmith, between Miss Gwyneth Phillips, 23-year-old daughter of Morgan Phillips, secretary of the Socialist Party, and Dr. John Dunwoodie, 25, who works at the Gordon Hospital, Vauuxhall Bridge-road. Mr. Aeurin Bevan was among the guests / Bridgeman Images

OMG4708660: The winter pool at the Molitor reopened on 19 May 2014 after two years of work, photo taken in 2014 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

OMG4708737: The winter pool at the Molitor reopened on 19 May 2014 after two years of work, photo taken in 2014 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UTD4704923: China, magnificent temple in Peking, Beijing, image date: circa 1910, Carl Simon Archive, Simon, Carl (1873-1952) / Bridgeman Images

MME4707678: David Bowie, c.1999-93 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4702240: The Meeting of St Dominic and St Francis of Assisi (oil on canvas, 17th century), Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99) / Bridgeman Images

GIA4702380: Saint Francis of Assises with stigmas. Painting on wood from the 13th century. Florence, Uffizi Gallery., Unknown Artist, (13th century) / Bridgeman Images

MME4742256: Mantua Literature Festival, 1998. Icelandic writer Einar Mar Gu mundsson/Festivaletteratura di Mantova 1998. Lo scrittore Icelandese Einar Mar Gudmundsson- / Bridgeman Images

MME4741493: American tenor Jerry Hadley, 1998/Il tenore americano Jerry Hadley, 1998 - / Bridgeman Images

GIA4754118: Portrait of Madame Maria Zeffirina - Painting by Jean Marc (Jean-Marc) Nattier (1685 - 1766). 1751 - Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766) / Bridgeman Images

MME4753284: Philharmonic Theater in Verona, October 24, 1999. Italian composer Marco Tutino (first from the left) poses during the rehearsal of his work “” Dylan Dog - Choreographic Action for Actor, Soprano, Clarinetist, Dancers and Orchestra”” with soprano Madelyn Renee Monti and dancer Jeffrey Kazin/Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, 24 October 1999. Il compositore Marco Tutino posa durante le prove della sua opera “” Dylan Dog - Azione coreografica per attore, soprano, clarinettista, danzatori e orchestra”” with il soprano Madelyn Renee Monti e il ballerino Jeffrey Kazin - / Bridgeman Images

MME4753322: Philharmonic Theater in Verona, October 24, 1999. American soprano Madelyn Renee Monti poses during the rehearsal of “” Dylan Dog - Choreographic Action for Actor, Soprano, Clarinetist, Dancers and Orchestra”” by composer Marco Tutino/Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, 24 October 1999. Il soprano Madelyn Renee Monti posa durante le prove di “” Dylan Dog - Azione coreografica per attore, soprano, clarinettista, danzatori e orchestra””” by composer Marco Tutino - / Bridgeman Images