1918
Footballing cricketer Denis Compton was born in Hendon, London. He
netted five goals in 253 games for Arsenal and played in 78 Test
matches for England
1942
Winger Alf Kirchen's strike gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw in a
wartime friendly against RAF XI at Highbury
1948
Arsenal wing-half Archie Macaulay won his seventh and last cap for
Scotland in the 3-0 defeat by France in Paris
1968
Goals from Bobby Gould, John Radford and Terry Neill earned Arsenal
a 3-1 friendly win over Japan XI in Tokyo