ON THIS DAY

1900: Australia’s first full-length film Soldiers of the Cross goes into production.

1982: Lindy and Michael Chamberlain go on trial for allegedly murdering their baby Azaria, who they say was killed by a dingo at Uluru.

2004: North Korea says a huge cloud caused by an explosion was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydro-electric project.

2005: US President George W. Bush takes responsibility for the government’s failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina.

2007: At least 10 people are killed when a tsunami crashes onto the shores of Indonesia.

2012: More than 33,000 people are evacuated from communities surrounding a volcano in Guatemala after it exploded.

British author Roald Dahl (1916-1990); Australian businessman Kerry Stokes (1940-); Australian cricketer Shane Warne (1969-).