ON THIS DAY

1665:

Great bubonic plague breaks out in London.

Proclamation of Commonwealth of Australia as Federal Union of the six colonies. The first long-playing record to rotate at 331/3rpm was demonstrated by the RCA Victor company at the Savoy Plaza Hotel, New York. Mission: Impossible television series premieres on CBS.

Michael Diamond becomes Australia’s greatest shooter when he defends his Atlanta gold medal with a runaway win in the trap at the Sydney Olympics.

Protest movement Occupy Wall Street begins in New York.

Sir Stirling Moss, English race car driver (1929-); Anne Bancroft, US actress (19312005); Baz Luhrmann, Australian film director (1962-); Anastacia, US singer (1968-).

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