ON THIS DAY

• 1087: Williamthe Conqueror died in Rouen, France, from injuries receivedwhen his horse stumbledwhile hewas fighting the Kingof France. William Rufus (Red Rufus), third son ofWilliam the Conquerorcameto the throne of England.

• 1513: The Battle of Flodden Fieldwas fought near Branxton in Northumberland, inwhich James IV ofScotlandwas defeated and killed by English troops under Thomas Howard, Earl ofSurrey.

1754: WilliamBligh, captain of the Bounty, was born. He sailed around theworld on Cook’s second voyage before taking command ofhis own ship in 1787. The infamousmutinyin1789 was not the end ofhis career – he became governor of NewSouth Wales in1805.

• 1835: Modern local government cameinto being with theBritishMunicipal Corporations Act.

• 1901: Thestunted, bespectacled French painter Henride Toulouse-Lautrec died after sufferinga second stroke.

• 1963: Scotland’s Jim Clark became theworld’s youngest motor racing champion.

• 1976: Mao Tse-tung (Chairman Mao) diedaged 82 after a series ofstrokes.

• LAST YEAR: The lander module from India’smoon missionwas located on the lunar surface a day after itlostcontact with the space station.

• BIRTHDAYS: TomWopat, actor, 69; AngelaCartwright, actress, 68; Dave Stewart, musician, 68; Hugh Grant, actor, 60; Adam Sandler, actor and comedian, 54; Julia Sawalha, actress, 52; Henry Thomas, actor (E.T.), 49; Eric Stonestreet, actor, 49; Goran Visnjic, actor, 48; MichelleWilliams, actress,

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