Gday...

1633  -     Bananas first arrive in Britain.

1710  -     The first copyright law is passed.

1811  -     Australia's first toll road opens. 

1815  -     92,000 people are killed as a result of the eruption of Mt Tambora, Indonesia.

1829  -     William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is born. 

1858  -     Big Ben, the bell in the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, is cast. 

1912  -     The RMS Titanic departs on its maiden voyage.

Cheers - John