ON THIS DAY

1842: Founding of city of Hobart.

1915: The last major fighting by Australian troops takes place at Gallipoli.

1959: Hawaii becomes 50th state of the US. 1983: Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino is assassinated as he steps from a plane in Manila after three years of self-imposed exile in the United States.

1984: Australia’s federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the first time.

1997: The newly appointed prime minister of Afghanistan, Abdur Rahim Gaffurzai, is killed along with 13 others in a plane crash.

2010: Australian federal election held but fails to return an immediate winner.

Birthdays: Don Chipp, Australian politician (1925-2006); Joe Strummer, British musician (The Clash) (1952-2002); Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter (1986-).