ON THIS DAY

1943: Allied forces gain complete control in Sicily in World War II.

1976: Earthquake that causes tidal wave on Philippine island of Mindanao leaves an estimated 8000 people dead or missing.

1980: Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from Ayers Rock campsite in Central Australia.

1982: The first CDs begin rolling off an assembly line in Hanover, Germany.

1991: Wade Frankum runs amok with automatic rifle and knife at Strathfield in Sydney, killing seven people and himself.

2006: Wine industry legend Len Evans dies at 72.

2017: Thirteen people are killed and at least 130 are injured when a van mows down tourists in Barcelona.

Birthdays: Mae West, US actor (1892-1980); Robert De Niro, US actor (1943-); Jim Courier, US tennis player (1970-).