ON THIS DAY

1793: Louvre Museum in Paris opens to public.

1895: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, German physicist, discovers X-rays.

1907: Australian Arbitration Court sets minimum wage of two guineas for a six-day week.

1960: John F. Kennedy elected US president.

2010: Scientists at world’s largest atom smasher in Geneva say they have succeeded in recreating conditions shortly after the Big Bang.

2011: The Gillard government’s controversial carbon tax passes Federal Parliament.

2015: Detainees riot at Christmas Island following the death of asylum seeker Fazel Chegeni.

2016: US Republican Donald Trump is elected the nation’s 45th president.

Birthdays: Irish horror author Bram Stoker (1847-1912); US novelist Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949); British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay (1966-).