ON THIS DAY

1642: Canadian city of Montreal is founded.

1804: Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France.

1815: Treaty of Peace is concluded by Prussia, Russia and Austria with King of Saxony.

1897: Public reading of Bram Stoker’s new novel, dracula, or, the un-dead, staged in London.

1969: US astronauts Eugene A Cernan, Thomas P Stafford and John W Young blast off aboard Apollo 10.

1980: Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state explodes, leaving 57 people dead.

2013: Jewellery worth $US1.3 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film festival is stolen.

Birthdays: Frank Capra, US movie director (1897-1991); Lobby Loyde, Australian singer and guitarist (1941-2007); Jessica Watson, Australian solo sailor (1993-).