ON THIS DAY

1791:

James Ruse receives first official NSW land grant, becoming the colony’s first self-supporting farmer.

The Times becomes the first British newspaper to institute a personal column on its classified page.

Oscar Wilde’s play Lady Windermere’s Fan premieres at London’s St James Theatre.

US artist Andy Warhol dies in a New York hospital, aged 58, after undergoing gallbladder surgery.

David Bowie’s final release Blackstar is awarded British Album of the Year at the BRIT Awards, while Bowie is posthumously awarded British Male Solo Artist.

George Washington, first US president (1732-1799); Norman Lindsay, Australian artist (1879-1969); Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist (1962-2006)

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