ON THIS DAY

1810: Mexico rejects Spanish rule.

1916: British Army uses tanks for first time on Western Front in World War I.

1935: Nuremberg laws outlaw Jews and make the swastika the official flag of Germany.

1957: Rainfall of 156mm deluges Hobart, its wettest day on record.

1988: Convictions of Michael and Lindy Chamberlain over the death of their baby Azaria at Uluru are quashed.

2000: The Sydney Olympic Games open with Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic flame.

2015: Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove swears in Malcolm Turnbull as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.

British mystery author Agatha Christie (1890-1976); Australian news reader Brian Henderson (1931-); US filmmaker Oliver Stone (1946-); Prince Harry of UK (1984-).