ON THIS DAY

1532:

Forces of Suleiman I, sultan of Turkey, ravage Carinthia and Croatia.

British Parliament bans slavery throughout the British Empire.

Ten suffragists are arrested as they picket the US White House.

Police and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators clash in the streets of Chicago at the Democratic National Convention nominations.

Princess Anne becomes the first member of the British royal family to visit the Soviet Union, arriving in Kiev for an equestrian event.

Launch of Aussat, Australia’s first domestic communications satellite.

The 1981 marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana ends with a rubberstamp divorce.

Arthur Calwell, Australian politician (1896-1973); Shania Twain, US singer (1965-); Andrej Pejic, Australian model (1991-).

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