ON THIS DAY

1814:

Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates as emperor of France and is banished to Elba by Treaty of Fontainebleau.

Queensland aviator Bert Hinkler betters his own long-distance non-stop record of 1046km, set in 1920 when he flies 1130km from Sydney to Bundaberg.

Canberra-based Soviet diplomat-spy Vladimir Petrov renounces Communism and seeks political asylum in Australia.

Australian Dick Smith completes a record solo flight in helicopter from Sydney to Bundaberg.

Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed the national anthem.

Jeremy Clarkson, British TV presenter (1960-); Lisa Stansfield, British singer (1966-); Joss Stone, British singer (1987-); James Magnussen, Australian swimmer (1991-).

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