ON THIS DAY

1882: English cricketers lose to Australia on English soil for the first time: a mock obituary in the Sporting Times then declares the death of English cricket, saying its ashes will be taken to Australia, the origin of the “Ashes” trophy.

1885: First motorcycle, built by Gottlied Daimler in Germany, is patented.

1944: Fifteen thousand American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continues to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.

1966: The Beatles play their last live concert to a crowd of 25,000 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.

2005: Hurricane Katrina rams into the US Gulf Coast with 225km/h winds and a nine-metre storm surge, devastating the city of New Orleans.

Michael Jackson, US pop star (19582009); Rebecca De Mornay, US actress (1959-).