ON THIS DAY

1622 What is believed to be the first English ship to sight Australia, the 500 tonne Tryall, is wrecked on rocks in the Monte Bello Islands off WA. Ninetyseven of the 143 aboard killed. 1870 Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt is shot dead by Constable AB Walker.

1935 American athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in 45 minutes at the US Big Ten Championship in Michigan.

1979 America’s worst-ever air disaster occurs when a DC-10 crashes at Chicago’s O’Hare airport killing 273.

1982 In the Falklands War, the British ships Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor are sunk and 24 lives are lost.

1995 The NT passes law allowing voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill.

Birthdays: Jacki Weaver, Australian entertainer and actress (1947-); Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player (1979-).