ON THIS DAY

1429:

Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France, and defeats the English.

British navigator Captain James Cook, aboard the Endeavour, lands at Botany Bay (originally named Stingray Bay) in Australia.

In Hobart, conductor Ray Donoghue tries to stop his out-of-control tram, filled with passengers, as it careers downhill. The tram crashes, killing him instantly. He is posthumously awarded the George Cross for bravery.

Truck driver Peter Sutcliffe admits in a London court to being the Yorkshire Ripper, killer of 13 women in northern England.

Prince William and Kate Middleton marry at London’s Westminster Abbey.

Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer (1929-2014); Willie Nelson, US singer (1933-); Jerry Seinfeld, US comedian (1954-); Uma Thurman, US actor (1970-).

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