ON THIS DAY

1633:

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1814:

Napoleon’s army is defeated by the British and Spanish at the Battle of Toulouse.

Governor Sir Richard Bourke proclaims the site of Melbourne.

RMS Titanic sails from the English port of Southampton on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald, is first published.

More than 50 countries sign a treaty outlawing the stockpiling of biological weapons.

Richie Benaud, Australian cricket captain who went on to become the game’s most famous broadcaster, dies in Sydney, aged 84.

William Booth, English founder of Salvation Army (1829-1912); Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (1932-2015) Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician (1947-).

1837: 1912: 1925: 1972: 2015:

Bananas go on sale in England for the first

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