ON THIS DAY

754:

Saint Boniface, the Apostle of Germany, is martyred by pagan Frisians. Holland is declared a kingdom with Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother, as its king. British forces take Pretoria, South Africa, from the Boers. First British gliders touch down on French soil in preparation for D-Day. US Senator Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Bihara Sirhan. The first cases of a disease to later be known as AIDS is reported in California. Australian Kay Cottee becomes first woman to sail alone nonstop around the world. ICAC finds former Labor MPs Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi engaged in corrupt conduct. British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-’46); US actor Mark Wahlberg, (1971); Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm (1992-).

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