ON THIS DAY

1608: First telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg.

1839: New Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of NSW.

1941: German army launches all-out drive against Moscow in World War II.

1950: Comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M Schulz, is first published.

1985: Death from AIDS of Rock Hudson, US actor. 1990: Australian opera diva Dame Joan Sutherland announces her retirement.

2003: An Indonesian court sentences the Islamic militant Mukhlas to death for leading the nightclub bombings on Bali.

BIRTHDAYS: Annie Leibovitz, American photographer, (1949-); Sting (Gordon Sumner), British singer (1951-); Dave Faulkner, Australian rock musician and journalist (1957-).