ON THIS DAY

1437:

Scotland’s King James I is murdered by would-be usurpers in the Scottish city of Perth.

Britain recognises independence of TransJordan.

1942: Japanese invade island of Bali in Dutch East Indies during World War II.

A 14-year-old boy is taken by a crocodile in a remote Northern Territory creek.

Australian journalist Peter Greste and two Al Jazeera colleagues go on trial in Egypt on terror charges.

Cyclone Marcia carves a path of destruction through central Queensland, and Cyclone Lam hits remote communities in the Northern Territory.

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian/US actor (1927-); Cindy Crawford, US model (1966-); Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana (19671994); Rihanna, Barbadian singer (1988-).

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