ON THIS DAY

330: Constantinople becomes the new capital of the Roman Empire.

1618: Haeuik Claezoon Van Hillegom, captain of the Dutch ship Zeewolf, records he has sighted the coast of what is later to be named Australia.

1981: Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley dies of cancer in a Miami hospital, aged 36.

1985: Fifty-six people die and more than 200 are injured when fire engulfs the main stand at Bradford City soccer ground in northern England.

1994: Australian captain Allan Border announces his retirement from Test cricket.

2014: Rugby league great Reg Gasnier, dies at 74.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Salvador Dali, Spanish artist (1904-1989); Frank Thring, Australian actor (1926-1994); Eric Burdon, British rock musician (1941-); Lauren Jackson, Australian basketballer (1981-); Holly Valance, Australian actress- singer (1983-).