ON THIS DAY

■■1199: Richard I, Coeur de Lion, King of England, was killed in battle.

■■1483: The painter Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy - and died on the same day 37 years later.

■■1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, whose adherents are known as Mormons, was founded by Joseph Smith in New York.

■■1843: William Wordsworth was appointed Poet Laureate - the day before his 73rd birthday.

■■1896: The opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens.

■■1909: US Commander Robert Peary became the first man to reach the North Pole - it was his sixth attempt in 15 years.

■■1917: The United States entered the First World War.

■■1944: Pay As You Earn income tax was introduced in Britain. The system was devised by Sir Cornelius Gregg.

■■1965: Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite, was launched by the United States.

■■1994: The presidents of the African states of Rwanda and Burundi died in a plane crash.

■■2009: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near L’Aquila, Italy, killing 307 people.

■■ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Researchers revealed they’d developed a wearable device for racehorses - similar to fitness trackers used by humans - to provide real-time measures of vital signs.

■■BIRTHDAYS: Barry Levinson, film director and producer, 78; John Ratzenberger, actor, 73; Michael Rooker, actor, 65; Rory Bremner, above, impressionist, 59; Paul Rudd, actor, 51; Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, 41; Fabrice Muamba, former footballer, 32.

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