ON THIS DAY

1487: The Battle of Stoke brings an end to the War of the Roses in England.

1779: Spain declares war on Britain and the siege of Gibraltar begins.

1904: James Joyce’s groundbreaking novel Ulysses is set on this day.

1942: Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor is bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean.

1980: The High Court of Australia building in Canberra is opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

1982: Tasmanian Government passes an act for construction of a dam on the Gordon River.

1999: Thabo Mbeki is sworn in as South African succeeding Nelson Mandela.

2015: Olympic runner and former Gold Coast mayor Ron Clarke dies aged 78.

US Apache leader Geronimo (18291909); French carmaker Jean Peugeot (18961966); US rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996).