ON THIS DAY

1471:

King Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London. Edward IV resumes the throne. The brig Stirling Castle is wrecked off the Queensland coast but all aboard make it to shore. Soccer’s international body FIFA is established in Paris.

Daylight saving is introduced in England with clocks going forward one hour.

US aviator Charles Lindbergh reaches Paris, completing the first solo aeroplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Advance Australia Fair easily wins Australian opinion poll on proposed national anthem.

Queenslander Alyssa Azar, 19 becomes the youngest Australian to reach the peak of Everest. Harold Robbins, US novelist (19161997); Leo Sayer, British singer (1948-); Mister T, US actor (1952-).

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