Gday...

1944  -     Dick Smith, Australian businessman, entrepreneur and aviator, is born. 

1910  -     American escapologist, Harry Houdini, makes Australia's first officially recorded controlled, powered flight of an aircraft.

1922  -     The first section of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria is officially opened. 

1314  -     The leader of the order of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, is executed. 

1990  -     The first and only free elections in the history of East Germany are held, signalling the end of the country's existence.

Cheers - John