ON THIS DAY

1675:

Foundation stone of Sir Christopher Wren’s new St Paul’s Cathedral is laid, facing the church burned in the Great Fire of London, 1666.

Queen Victoria celebrates her golden jubilee marking 50 years on the British throne.

A jury in Washington finds John Hinckley not guilty of the attempted murder of US President Ronald Reagan in 1981 by reason of insanity.

A massive earthquake, measuring between 7.3 and 7.7 on the Richter scale, strikes northern Iran, killing as many as 100,000.

At least 90 asylum seekers drown after the overcrowded boat carrying them capsizes between Indonesia and Christmas Island.

Jane Russell, US actor (1921-2011); Ray Davies, British singer of The Kinks fame (1944-); Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (19482011); John Paul Young, Australian singer (1950-),

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