ON THIS DAY

1533: Pope Clement VII excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII.

1921: Mongolia declares its independence from China.

1974: Sir John Kerr is sworn in as GovernorGeneral of Australia.

1975: China’s great Terracotta Army is uncovered near the ancient capital Xian.

1987: The United Nations proclaims newborn boy Matej Gaspar in Zagreb, the world’s five billionth inhabitant.

1992: Six people drown after falling into the Kiama blowhole in NSW.

2014: Death of Tommy Ramone, co-founder of seminal punk band the Ramones, aged 65.

Birthdays: Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (12741329); Gough Whitlam, 21st Australian prime minister (1916-2014); Mick Molloy, Australian comedian (1966-).