James Bond On This Day

You Only Live Twice is released in Finland and Sweden.

Lewis Gilbert begins directing Richard Kiel as Jaws on the set of The Spy Who Loved Me. He gets a pain in the neck having been looking up at the 7 ft 2 in Richard Kiel all day.

Caterina Murino is born. Murino played Solange Dimitrios in Casino Royale.

The Spy Who Loved Me is released in Uruguay.

Principal photography begins for For Your Eyes Only in Corfu at the Villa Sylva in Kanoni, above Corfu Town. Villa Sylva appears as Gonzalez's Spanish villa.

Octopussy is released in Belgium, Mexico and Peru.

Albert Moses dies aged 79. Moses played Barman in The Spy Who Loved Me and Sadruddin in Octopussy.

Gavan O'Herlihy dies aged 70. O'Herlihy played Jack Petachi in Never Say Never Again.