ON THIS DAY

1814:

Napoleon Bonaparte goes into exile on the island of Elba. Victorian Football Association is formed as controlling body for Australian Rules Football. The Australian attack on Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, ends in failure. First ever general strike in Britain begins. US and Japanese forces begin the Battle of the Coral Sea off New Guinea. German forces in the Netherlands, northern Germany and Denmark surrender. Tens of thousands of protesting Chinese students march to Tiananmen Square. Donald Trump assumes the mantle of presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993); Australian media personality Andrew Denton; Spanish motorbike racer Jorge Lorenzo (1987-).

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