ON THIS DAY

1633: Bananas go on sale in England for first time.

1837: Governor Sir Richard Bourke proclaims the site of Melbourne.

1912: RMS Titanic sails from the English port of Southampton on its ill-fated maiden voyage. 1925: The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald, is first published.

1941: Siege of Tobruk begins in World War II.

1968: The Wahine ferry sinks in severe weather in Wellington harbour killing 51 people.

2010: An ageing Russian airliner carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashes in thick fog, killing all 96 people on board.

2015: Richie Benaud, Australian cricket captain who went on to become the game's most famous broadcaster, dies in Sydney, aged 84.

Birthdays: Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (19322015); Daisy Ridley, British actor (1992-); Thanasi Kokkinakis; Australian tennis player (1996-).