ON THIS DAY

1855: Crimean War ends.

1882: The first section of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney opens.

1947: Australian Arbitration Court reduces working hours to a 40-hour week.

1969: Australian Rod Laver defeats fellow Australian Tony Roche in the US open final.

1974: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon following Watergate.

1999: The UN delays withdrawal from East Timor due to concerns for some 2000 East Timorese who have taken refuge in the UN compound.

2006: Australian racing car driver Peter Brock, 61, killed during a rally in Western Australia.

English king Richard I (1157-1199); British comedian-actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980); US country singer Patsy Cline (1932-1963); Australian businessman Lachlan Murdoch (1971-); US singer Pink (1979-).