ON THIS DAY

1316: Louis X, king of France from 1314 and known as ”The Quarrelsome”, dies. 1637: American settlers launch a surprise attack on a Pequot Indian camp at Mystic, Connecticut, slaughtering or burning alive between 500 and 600 inhabitants.

1806: Holland is declared a kingdom with Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother, as its king. 1940: Battle of France begins in World War II. 1954: Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia announce they have formed a Balkan Alliance.

1968: US Senator Robert F Kennedy is shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. 1988: Australian Kay Cottee becomes the first woman to sail alone non-stop around the world. 2009: Cancer surgeon based at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and star of TV’s RPA, Christopher O’Brien dies of brain cancer.