18 June

On 18 June, 1815, during the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, the Second Doctor impersonated Napoléon Bonaparte, who was subsequently defeated by the Duke of Wellington. (PROSE: World Game) During his sixth incarnation, the Doctor was also present during the battle, as were Davros and a squadron of Daleks. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros) Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's ancestor Fergus Lethbridge-Stewart served as the Duke of Wellington's right-hand man during the battle (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice) while Major Thessiger's father was one of the combatants (AUDIO: The First Sontarans).

On the same day, on 1945, Lucia Moretti, an Italian Torchwood agent and a lover of Jack Harkness, was born. (TV: ''Children of Earth: Day Three)

Behind the scenes

 * 1901 - Actor Llewellyn Rees was born.
 * 1938 - Actor Michael Sheard was born.
 * 1942 - Musician Paul McCartney was born.
 * 1946 - Actor Luan Peters was born.
 * 1948 - Actor Phillip Jackson was born.
 * 1953 - Actress Cordelia Ditton was born.
 * 1956 - Actress Dominic Guard was born.
 * 1966 - Episode four of The Savages was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1973 - Actor Roger Delgado died.
 * 1991 - Actor Ronald Allen died.
 * 1992 - Actress Harriet Reynolds died.
 * 1999 - Actress Aimée Delamain died.
 * 2000 - Actor Derek Sydney and actor John Caesar died.
 * 2004 - Actor Frederick Jaeger died.
 * 2005 - The Parting of the Ways was first broadcast on BBC One.