1565: First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City

1865: Steamboat “SS Sultana” explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.

1904: The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister Chris Watson becomes the first Labor government in the world

1945: Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini in Dongo, near Lake Como

2005: The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France

Source: Onthisday.com