ON THIS SUNDAY
1671: Irish adventurer Capt Thomas Blood made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower Of London. 1800: John Brown, US abolitionist, was born.
1860: JM Barrie, Scottish playwright and author of Peter Pan, was born in Kirriemuir, Angus. 1955: West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato).
1946: Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, abdicated. 1971: Elizabeth Bonner ran the female world record marathon in a time of 3:01:42. 1978: The body of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in the boot of a car in central Rome, a victim of the Red Brigade.
1988: Australia’s new parliament house was opened by the Queen in Canberra.
1994: Mass murderer Joel Rifkind was found guilty in New York City. 2012: United States President Barack Obama officially stated his support for same sex marriage. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Rock ‘n’ Roll star Little Richard died aged 87.