Gday...

1860  -  George Robertson, co-founder of Australia's largest bookseller, Angus and Robertson, is born. 

1865  -  US President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. 

1866  -  Annie Sullivan, teacher of deaf-blind student Helen Keller, is born. 

1870  -  Gold is discovered near the present-day town of Gulgong, sparking a major goldrush.

1912  -  The luxurious and unsinkable 'Titanic' hits an iceberg, eventually sinking, killing 1517 people. 

1999  -  A supercell dumps hail and wreaks havoc on Sydney, Australia.

Cheers - John