TODAY IN HISTORY

1536

Anne Boleyn, second wife of England’s Henry VIII, is beheaded in London after being found guilty on dubious charges of adultery and incest. 1571

Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founds the city of Manila in what becomes The Philippines, after deposing a Muslim ruler.

1643

During the Thirty Years’ War, the French army defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Rocroi, ending Spain’s military ascendancy.

1897

Writer Oscar Wilde, 42, is released from Pentonville Prison in London, bankrupt and bound for exile in France, after serving two years for sodomy and gross indecency. 1900

The Tonga Islands, with a royal family wary of German power, become a British protectorate. They become an independent nation in 1970.

1915

Albert Jacka earns VC; John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 22, the stretcherbearer who saved many Anzacs with his donkey, dies in machinegun fire at Gallipoli. 1924

Wing Commander Stanley Goble and Flying Officer Ivor McIntyre finish the first round-Australia flight, returning to Melbourne. 1994

Batsman Mark Taylor, 29, is named captain of the Australian cricket team. He succeeds veteran Allan Border who retired a week earlier. Taylor promises to stamp out on-field sledging.

1994

Former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies at age 64. 2018

Prince Harry marries American Meghan Markle.