ON THIS DAY

1533: Pope Clement VII excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII.

1810: Napoleonic Empire annexes Holland. 1921: Mongolia declares its independence from China.

1950: Puppets Andy Pandy, Teddy and Looby Loo first appear on BBC Television. 1975: China’s great “Terracotta Army” is uncovered near ancient capital of Xian.

1991: The moon moves between the Earth and sun in the century’s final total eclipse. 2016: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party accused of copying large slabs of its policies from online sources right-wing US websites. Birthdays: Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam (1916-2014); Russian-born actor Yul Brynner (1920-1985); Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani (1934-); Australian comedian Mick Molloy (1966-).