ON THIS DAY

303: 1533:

Death of St George, patron saint of England. Catholic Church inquiry declares the marriage of Catherine of Aragon to England’s King Henry VIII void.

NSW Governor Arthur Phillip selects the site of Parramatta.

The Vitascope system for projecting movies on to a screen is demonstrated in New York City by Thomas Edison.

White-led South African government commits itself to scrapping dozens of laws restricting movements of blacks.

Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating resigns from federal parliament, ending a 27-year political career.

William Shakespeare, English poetplaywright (1564-1616); Roy Orbison, US singer (1936-1988); Judy Davis, Australian actor (1955-); John Oliver, British comedian (1977-).

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