2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2015 Event Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2014 Event Dutch and Australian police are headed to eastern Ukraine in the continuing search for bodies and evidence in the missile strike of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17; separatists have been accused of tampering with evidence and hindering investigations 2014 Event An Australian geophysical company has identified a large aluminum deposit that appeared around the time of the Malaysian Air Flight 370 disappearance on March 8th, suggesting that the plane may have crashed in the Bay of Bengal and not the Indian Ocean 2014 Event Scientists from Australian National University observe the oldest star in the universe for the first time. The star, located 6,000 light years from Earth, serves as a fingerprint of the first stars in the universe; it is believed to be 13.7 billion years old 2014 Event Stanislas Wawrinka wins his first Grand Slam title when he beats Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final 2014 Event Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 2008 French Open Champion and former world number one, beats Serena Williams, a five-time Australian Open champion, during the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open 2013 Event A $3.4 billion takeover bid by American global food-processing giant Archer Daniels Midland for GrainCorp, an Australian agribusiness, is rejected by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey 2013 Event In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Australian pledges $10 million to help with major clean-up and relief efforts in Vietnam, where over people in a single province are feared dead 2013 Event Australian scientists discover three new species of marsupial in Queensland: the Tweed Volcano Antechinus, the Buff-footed Antechinus and the Kroombit Antechinus 2013 Event Scientists in the Australian state of Queensland discover three previously unknown species in a rainforest located in Cape York Peninsula: a leaf-tailed gecko, a golden-colored skink, and a boulder-dwelling frog 2013 Event The Australian Government institutes a legal challenge to same-sex marriage in its High Court in response to the Australian Capital Territory becoming the first territory in Australia to legalize same-sex marriage 2013 Event Sydney, Australia welcomes Harry, the Prince of Wales, who has come to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy 2013 Event Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces a plan to help settle Papua New Guinea asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat 2013 Event A boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island; Australian authorities rescue 88 people and 9 are feared dead 2013 Event The new leader of the Australian Labor Party is former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who won over incumbent Julia Gillard 2013 Event The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announces that online scams cost Australians of AU$93 million in 2012 2013 Event The Australian dollar strikes a new, 20-month low against the U.S. dollar 2013 Event Australian diplomat Peter Woolcott's draft for the first-ever treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade is discussed by members of the United Nations 2013 Event Serbian tennis pro Novak Djokovic achieves a four-set victory over opponent Andy Murray, winning the men's singles at the 2013 Australian Open 2013 Event At the 2013 Australian Open, tennis pro Victoria Azarenka wins the women's singles event, after winning three sets in the final against Li Na 2012 Event Standard & Poor's credit rating agency receives a ruling by an Australian judge that they misled investors in their rating of two-pre-crisis issues of structured debt 2012 Event Australian daredevil Felix Baumgartner breaks the world record for human ascent by balloon by space diving 128,100 feet out of the Red Bull Stratos helium-filled balloon over Roswell, New Mexico 2012 Event Singer George Michael experiences 'major anxiety' and cancels the Australian leg of his tour; the singer resulted from life-threatening pneumonia in November 2011 2012 Event On Australia Day nearly 200 indigenous protesters surround a restaurant in Canberra, trapping Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, opposition leader inside 2011 Event Opposition MP Peter Slipper replaces Harry Jenkins as speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 2011 Event South Australia swears in their new Premier, Jay Weatherill after officially electing him as the leader of the Australian Labor Party 2011 Event Australian Casey Stoner wins the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the 2011 MotoGP World Championship 2011 Event With an unbeaten run of 14 wins, Australian mare Black Caviar ties the horse racing record for consecutive victories set by Phar Lap 2011 Event Together with male and female, 'indeterminate' can now be listed as a gender on Australian passports 2011 Event As the Australian dollar falls below parity, Australian and New Zealand dollars continue to fall as investors seek security 2011 Event Higher than expected consumer price index figures and U.S. default concerns cause the Australian dollar to reach a post-float record against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event Australian travelers are warned they may face more disruption from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle eruption in Chile 2011 Event As the Australian dollar reaches new 29-year highs against the U.S. dollar, rising interest rates are predicted 2011 Event Bolstered by strong employment figures for March, the Australian dollar reaches a 28-year high against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, announces he will come out of retirement to compete in the London Olympics in 2012 2011 Event Lara Giddings becomes the first female Premier of the Australian state of Tasmania 2010 Event Floodwaters rise throughout New South Wales; they cause thousands to evacuate the Australian town of Wagga Wagga 2010 Event The Australian dollar reaches the highest level in 27 years against the U.S. dollar 2010 Death Famous Australian opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland dies in Switzerland at age 83, after a lengthy illness 2010 Event The Vatican approves of Australian Mary MacKillop as their first saint for canonization 2010 Event Australian researchers discover the first plane taken to Antarctica in 1912 2009 Event An Australian navy ship intercepts a boat carrying 60 suspected asylum seekers 2009 Event Melbourne, Australia records highest-ever temperature, sparking the deadliest brushfires in Australian history 2005 Death Kerry Packer, Australian Businessman 2005 Death Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer 2005 Death Rene Rivkin, Australian Businessman 2005 Death Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman 2002 Death Mary Hansen, Australian Musician 2000 Death Mark Oliphant, Australian Scientist 1999 Death Morris West, Australian Writer 1999 Death Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist 1998 Event Australian Ladies Masters Golf 1998 Event 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (62 62 62) 1998 Event Australian Mixed: J. Gimelstob and V. Williams beat Suk and Sukova (62 61) 1998 Event 72nd Australian Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (63 63) 1997 Event Australian parliament overturns world's 1st and only euthanasia law 1997 Event Gail Graham wins LPGA Alpine Australian Ladies Masters 1997 Event 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63) 1997 Event 71st Australian Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beat Mary Pierce (62 62) 1996 Death P. L. Travers, Australian Writer 1996 Event 84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62) 1996 Event 70th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61) 1996 Event Monica Seles beats Anke Huber to win Australian Open 1995 Event Muralitharan takes 2-224 in Australian innings of 5-617 1995 Death Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96 1995 Event Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open 1995 Event 69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62) 1995 Event 83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64) 1995 Event 69th Australian Womens Tennis: Mary Pierce beats A S Vicario (63 62) 1995 Death Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65 1994 Death Frank Thring, Australian actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur), dies at 68 1994 Death John Newman, Australian parlement member (Lab), murdered at 47 1994 Death Leonard Teale, Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies 1994 Death Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92 1994 Event 68th Australian Women's Tennis Open: S Graf beats A S Vicario (60 62) 1994 Event 82nd Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (76 64 64) 1993 Death John Truscott, Australian set designer (Camelot), dies at 57 1993 Event New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Event 81st Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (62 61 26 75) 1993 Event 67th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Monica Seles beat Graf (46 63 62) 1992 Event Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win vs. West Indies 1992 Death Kelvin Coe, Australian ballerina (A'sch Ballet/Bolshoi Ballet), dies 1992 Event 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (63 36 64 62) 1992 Event 66th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats M Fernandez (62 63) 1992 Death Elaine McKenna, Australian actress (Peg Martin-Cell Block H), dies 1992 Event Bush is 1st U.S. President to address Australian Parliament 1991 Death Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75 1991 Death Coral Browne, Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77 1991 Event Subhana, becomes 1st Australian woman to become a Zen teacher 1991 Event 79th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats I Lendl (16 64 64 64) 1991 Event 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (57 63 61) 1991 Event Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes 1990 Death Patrick White, Australian writer (Nobel 1973), dies 1990 Death Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77 1990 Event 78th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret) 1990 Event 64th Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats MJ Fernandez (63 64) 1990 Event John McEnroe becomes 1st ever expelled from Australian Open 1989 Event 77th Australian Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (62 62 62) 1989 Event 63rd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (64 64) 1988 Event 76th Australian Mens Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (63 67 36 61 86) 1988 Event 62nd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) 1988 Event Czechoslovakian born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen 1987 Event 75th Australian Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats Pat Cash (63 64 36 57 63) 1987 Event 61st Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76) 1985 Event 74th Australian Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats Mats Wilander (64 63 63) 1985 Event 60th Australian Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (62 46 62) 1985 Death John Holt, Australian Statesman 1984 Event 59th Australian Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Sukova (67 61 63) 1984 Event 73rd Australian Men Tennis: Mats Wilander beats K Curren (67 64 76 62) 1984 Event Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain 1984 Birthday Delta Goodrem, Australian Actress 1983 Event 72nd Australian Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (61 64 64) 1983 Event 58th Australian Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats K Jordan (62 76) 1983 Birthday Holly Valance, Australian Musician 1983 Event Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Cons) 1982 Event 71st Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats Steve Denton (63 63 62) 1982 Event 57th Australian Womens Tennis: C Evert beats M Navratilova (63 26 63) 1982 Event 70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64) 1981 Event 56th Australian Women Tennis: Navratilova beats Chris Evert (67 64 75) 1981 Birthday Serena Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan, professional tennis player, winner, top earning female athlete of all time, 5th Australian title at 2010 Australian Open 1981 Event Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket's top wicket-taker with 249 1981 Event 69th Australian Mens Tennis: B Teacher beats Kim Warwick (75 76 63) 1981 Event 55th Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beats W Turnbull (60 75) 1980 Birthday Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1980 Event 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62) 1980 Event 54th Australian Womens Tennis: Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63) 1979 Birthday Tim Cahill, Australian Athlete 1979 Birthday Daniel Johns, Australian Musician 1979 Birthday Heath Ledger, born in Perth, Western Australia, Australian television and film actor 1979 Event 1st appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes 1979 Birthday Karen Smith, Australian field hockey midfielder/halfback 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Jade Winter, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Michael Klim, Poland, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Sharon Cripps, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Hayden Foxe, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Elisa Blair, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Jana Kandarr, born in Halle, East Germany, professional tennis player, performed in Australian Open in 2000, WTA tournaments in 1996 and 2001 1976 Birthday Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Melissa George, Australian Actress 1976 Birthday Michael Petkovic, Australian soccer goalie, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Event Australian band AC/DC begin their 1st headline tour of Britain 1976 Birthday Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Baedon Choppy, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles 1976 Birthday Isla Fisher, Australian Actress 1976 Birthday Haimish Karrasch, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Paul Byrne, Australian 800m ruuner 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Amy Safe, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Event Australian Conservatives and Liberals win parliamentary election 1975 Birthday Stuart McRae, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Event Australian Prime Minister removed by crown (1st elected Prime Minister removed in 200 yrs) 1975 Birthday Jagan Hames, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Lise Mackie, Te Kuiti New Zealand, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral yachter 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Jane Jamieson, Australian heptathlete 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Sally Newmarch, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Bianca Langham, Australian field hockey fullback/halfback 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Carmen Klomp, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Natalie Imbruglia, Australian Musician 1975 Birthday Natalie Harvey, Australian 3k/5k runner 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Mary Pierce, born in Montreal, Canada, tennis star, 1995 Australian Open 1975 Birthday Angela Holbeck, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star, 1996 finalist Australian 1974 Birthday Drew Ginn, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Alison Davies, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Jason Hewitt, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Karina Wieland, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Elli Overton, born in Canada, Australian swimmer, Olympics-5th-92, 96 1974 Birthday Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Birthday James Miller, Australian pole vaulter 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Anna Ozolins, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Justine Joyce, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday David Cameron, Australian rower, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Katie Allen, Australian field hockey full back/half back 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Rob Jahrling, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Tory Toogood, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Daniel Sproule, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Event 61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61) 1973 Birthday Robert Walker, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Geoff Stewart, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Matthew Smith, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress 1973 Birthday Fred Lindberg, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kate Anderson, Australian 1.5k/3k/5k runner 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Emy Snook, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Grant McDonald, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Tim Forsyth, Australian high jumper, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1973 Birthday Kieren Perkins, Australian free-style 1500m swimmer, world record 1973 Birthday Mark Doubleday, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Shane Lee, cricket all-rounder, NSW and Somerset, Australian ODI 1995- 1973 Birthday Bo Hanson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Brendan Todd, Australian mistral yachter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Ben Johnson, cricketer, promising South Australian opening batsman 1973 Death Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician 1973 Birthday Malina Milson, Australian softball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday Duncan Free, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kate Sage, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday James Young, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Event 47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75) 1972 Birthday Anthony Edwards, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Paul Greene, Australian 100m/200m/400m 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Brendan Garard, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Georgina Douglas, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Megan Still, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Darren Balmforth, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Claudia Black, Australian Actress 1972 Birthday Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Scott Dawes, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Nicholas Porzig, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer, S Australian, Jr. champ 1990 1972 Birthday Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ron Snook, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Brett Hayman, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Benjamin Dodwell, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Richard Wearne, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Craig Jones, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher and 1st baseman, 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Marina Hatzakis, Australian rower, Olympics 1996 1972 Birthday Michael Kasprowicz, cricketer, Australian Test fast bowler vs. WI 1996 1972 Birthday Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Australian Royalty 1972 Birthday Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1971 Birthday Lisa-Marie Vizaniari, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 1971 Death Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies 1971 Birthday Kylie Hanigan, Australian 200m/400m runner 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Rohan Robinson, Australian hurdler 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Adam Gilchrist, cricket wicket-keeper, hard-hit Australian ODI 1996 1971 Birthday Matthew Minagall, cricketer, S Australian lefty wrist-spinner 1991-95 1971 Birthday Kate Slatter, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Toni Collette, Australian Actress 1971 Birthday Damien Martyn, cricketer, WA and Australian middle-order batsman 1971 Event Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race 1971 Birthday Melinda Gainsford, Australian 100m/200m, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday David Weightman, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Matthew Elliott, cricketer, Australian Test opening batsman vs. WI 1996 1971 Birthday Andrew Lane, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday David Hynes, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Tonny Jensen, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Steve Hinton, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Brennon James Dowric, Australian gymnast, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian 110m hurdler 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Renee Poetschka, Australian 200m/400m,1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Nicklas Kulti, born in Stockholm, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Australian Open in Wimbledon junior titles in 1989, top singles title in Adelaide, 1990 1971 Birthday Grant Smith, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Stephen Brimacombe, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Stuart Peele, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jaime Fernandez, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Paul Henderson, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Shane Tonkin, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jason Day, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Justin Langer, cricketer, gutsy Australian lefty bat 1993- 1970 Birthday Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1970 Birthday Shane George, cricketer, S Australian fast bowler, Shield debut at 17 1970 Birthday Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalie 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jodi Lambert, Australian 100m/200m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Andy Bichel, cricketer, Australian pace bowler vs. WI 1997 1970 Birthday Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper, Olympics-8th-92, 96 1970 Birthday Brendon Julian, cricketer, in New Zealand Australian left-arm quickie 1993- 1970 Birthday Owen McMahon, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Bronwyn Roye, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Julian Paynter, Australian 5k runner 1996 Olympics 1970 Death Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies 1970 Birthday Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1970 Birthday Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Gary Lynagh, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Michael Blackburn, Australian laser yachter 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Michael Joubert, Australian 400m/800m 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Michael Bevan, cricketer, dashing NSW and Australian lefty bat 1970 Birthday Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Stuart Carruthers, Australian field hockey fullback 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Stuart Thompson, Australian baseball infielder, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Glenn McGrath, cricketer, NSW and Australian fast bowler 1993- 1970 Birthday Darren Lehmann, cricketer, SA and Vic LHB Australian ODI 1996 1970 Birthday Cameron MacKenzie, Australian 100m/200m/400m 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Australian, Jr. Champion 1970 Birthday Anthony Stuart, cricketer, Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997 1969 Birthday Andrew Scott, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper/triple jumper 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Jane Robinson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Katrin Borchert, Germany, Australian canoeist 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday L Janusz Hooker, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Noah Taylor, Australian Actor 1969 Birthday Robert Scott, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Haylea Petrie, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1969 Birthday Tim Jackson, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices U.S. destroyer "Frank E. Evans" in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam) 1969 Birthday Francine "Frankie" McRae, Australian softball outfielder, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball forward, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Guy Newman, Australian water polo goalie 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1969 Birthday John Moore, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower, Olympics-silver-92, 96 1969 Birthday Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball guard, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker, Olympics-22-92, 96 1968 Birthday Joe Scuderi, cricketer, South Australian all-rounder 1968 Birthday Wayne Holdsworth, cricketer, NSW fast bowler, Australian tourist 1993 1968 Birthday Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Matthew Lane, born in Wellington, New Zealand, Nike golfer, 1991 S Australian Open-4th 1968 Birthday Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Tim Neilsen, cricket wicket-keeper, South Australian 1991 1968 Birthday Chris Anderson, Australian high jumper 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Paul McKenzie, Australian Finn class yachter 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Steve McConaghy, Australian soling yachter 1996 Olympics 1967 Death Harold Holt, Australian premier (1966-67), drowns at 59 1967 Death Harold Edward Holt, Australian Politician 1967 Birthday Miranda Otto, Australian Actress 1967 Birthday Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower, Olympics-8-1992, 96 1967 Birthday Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian Actress 1967 Birthday Michael York, Australian field hockey fullback, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Nick Green, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Simon Burgess, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Peter Murphy, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Australian Paul McManus water skis barefoot for 1:30:19 1967 Birthday Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Shaun Creighton, Australian distance runner 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Lachlan Dreher, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Olympicss silver 1992, 1996 1967 Birthday Nicole Boegman, Australian long jumper, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday David Belcher, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Lisa Lightfoot, Australian middle distance runner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Paul Lewis, Australian field hockey forward, Olympics-silver-92, 96 1966 Birthday Mary Hansen, Australian Musician 1966 Birthday Kaylynn Hick, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Anna Wood, born in Roeumond, Netherlands, Dutch/Australian canoeist, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Simon Arkell, Australian pole vaulter, Olympics-17th-92, 96 1966 Birthday Sean Quilty, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Peter McIntyre, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1995 1966 Birthday Paul Reiffel, cricketer, Victorian and Australian pace bowler 1966 Birthday Jennifer Luff, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Death Franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81 1965 Birthday Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1965 Birthday Richey Reneberg, born in Phoenix, Arizona, tennis star, 1995 Australian doubles 1965 Birthday Tom Moody, cricket batsman, Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 minutes 1965 Birthday James Tomkins, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Carolyn Schuwalow, Australian distance runner 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1965 Event Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) 1965 Birthday Sally McDermid, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1965 Birthday Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 1965 Event Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam 1965 Birthday Virginia Lee, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Mitch Booth, Australian tornado yachter 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday David Giles, Australian star yachter, Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96 1964 Birthday Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994 1964 Birthday Michael McKay, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Andrew Landenberger, Australian, tornado yachter, Bronze Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Peter Vogler, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian since 1988 1964 Birthday Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/captain, Olympics-4th-88, 96 1964 Event Australian destroyer "Voyager" sinks in collision, killing 82 1964 Birthday Matt Hayes, Australian soling yachter 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1963 Birthday Tony Dodemaide, cricketer, Victorian, Sussex and Australian all-rounder 1963 Birthday Bruce Hick, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Wally Masur, born in Southampton, England, tennis coach, professional tennis player from Australia, won Australian Junior Championships at age 18 1963 Birthday Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1992 Australian Amateur Champ 1963 Birthday Scott Fisher, born in San Jose, California, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Craig Shipley, Australian/US baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres 1962 Birthday Ron Johnson, Australian baseball hitting coach 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday John Dorge, Australian basketball center 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner, Olympics-5th-88, 92, 96 1962 Birthday Ray Borner, Australian basketball center, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1962 Birthday Tim May, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-95 1962 Event 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64) 1961 Birthday Sue Malaxos, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Merv Hughes, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1985-94 Extrovert 1961 Birthday Christine Bridged, Australian European class yachter 1996 Olympics 1961 Death Peter Dawson, Australian Musician 1961 Birthday Jon Farriss, Australian rock vocalist and drummer, INXS-Kiss the Dirt 1961 Birthday Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Jim Goad, Australian Author 1961 Birthday Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker, Olympics-15th-1992, 96 1961 Birthday Dean Jones, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman and fielder 1984-92 1961 Death Percy Aldridge Grainger, Australian/US composer/pianist, dies at 78 1960 Birthday Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter, Olympics-9-92, 96 1960 Birthday Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman 1960 Birthday Carl Rackemann, cricketer, Queensland and Australian quickie 1960 Birthday Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner, Olympic-silver 1988 1960 Birthday Lisa Ondieki, Australian marathoner, Olympics-7th-84, 88, 96 1960 Birthday Andrew Denton, Australian Comedian 1960 Birthday Steve Jarvin, Australian soling yachter 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983 1960 Event 34th Australian Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (75 62) 1960 Event 48th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (57 36 63 86 86) 1960 Birthday Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Chris Spice, Australian field hockey coach 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Colin Beashel, Australian star yachter 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Anne Manning, Australian walker 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze 1959 Birthday Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach, 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Dirk Wellham, cricketer, century on NSW debut and Australian debut 1958 Birthday Bob Crudgington, Australian softball head coach 1996 Olympics bronze 1958 Birthday Peter Antonie, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1958 Birthday Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher, 1996 Olympics bronze 1958 Event Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days 1958 Birthday Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, Olympics-84, 88, 96 1957 Birthday Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler 1980-89 1957 Birthday Richard Vagg, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics 1957 Birthday Nick Cave, Australian singer and songwriter, Bath Seeds-Murder Ballads 1957 Birthday Tim Farriss, Australian pop guitarist, INXS-Kiss the Dirt 1957 Birthday Peter Sleep, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90 1956 Birthday Graeme Wood, cricketer, Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88 1956 Birthday Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92 1956 Birthday Terry Alderman, cricketer, prolific Australian medium-pacer 1981-91 1956 Birthday Andrew Hilditch, cricketer, Australian opening bat 1979-85 1955 Birthday Ed Kuepper, German/Australian, singer and songwriter, Saints 1955 Birthday Adair Ferguson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1955 Birthday David Hookes, cricketer, dashing Australian LHB, S Aussie stalwart 1955 Birthday Julien Wiener, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 1979-80 1954 Birthday Pauline Hanson, Australian Politician 1954 Birthday Ray "Candles" Bright, Australian cricket slow-left armer, 1977-86 1954 Birthday John Dyson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman 1954 Birthday Peter Toohey, cricketer, NSW and Australian batsman 1977-80 1954 Birthday Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1977-85 1954 Birthday Kimberly J "Kim" Hughes, Australian cricketer 1954 Birthday Kim Hughes, cricketer, brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84 1954 Birthday Trevor Hohns, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1989 1953 Birthday Kevin Wright, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1979 1953 Birthday Yahoo Serious, Australian Director 1953 Birthday Ian Davis, cricketer, Australian batsman 1973-77 1953 Birthday Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI 1953 Birthday Peter Garrett, Australian Musician 1953 Event 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62) 1953 Event 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64) 1952 Death William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician 1952 Birthday Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian captain in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 1952 Birthday Darrell Hair, cricketer, Australian Test umpire since 1993-94 1952 Birthday Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach 1996 Olympics 1951 Birthday Craig Serjeant, cricketer, Australian batsman late seventies 1951 Birthday Alexander Downer, Australian Politician 1951 Birthday Phil Carlson, cricketer, Australian all-rounder 1979 1951 Birthday Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor 1951 Birthday Rodney Hogg, cricketer, prolific Australian wicket-taker 1978-84 1951 Birthday Trevor Laughlin, cricketer, Australian all-rounder 1978-79 1950 Birthday Bruce Laird, cricketer, tough Australian opener 1979-82 1950 Birthday Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1950 Birthday Alan Hurst, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1974-79 1950 Birthday Jim Higgs, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1978-81 1950 Birthday Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach 1996 Olympics bronze 1950 Birthday Jeff Hammond, cricketer, Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour 1950 Birthday Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1949 Birthday Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1971-77 1949 Death Elton Mayo, Australian Psychologist 1949 Birthday John Tarrant, Tasmania, 1st Australian born Zen teacher 1949 Birthday Dennis Lillee, Australian cricket fast bowler, 1971-84 1949 Birthday Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1948 Birthday Max Walker, Australian cricket player 1948 Event Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs. Western Australia 1948 Birthday Bruce Francis, cricketer, Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972 1947 Birthday Tony Dell, cricketer, Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 and 74 1947 Event -8 degrees F (-13 degrees C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record) 1947 Birthday Mike Chapman, Australian songwriter/producer, Chinn and Chapman 1947 Birthday John Dawkins, Australian Politician 1947 Birthday Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1946 Birthday Rick McCosker, cricketer, fine Australian opener 1975-80 1946 Event Bradman scores 106 for an Australian XI vs. the MCC 1946 Birthday Bob Holland, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner at age 38 1946 Birthday Paul Sheahan, cricketer, dashing Australian Test batsman 1967-74 1946 Birthday Dusty Rhodes, Australian baseball coach 1996 Olympics 1946 Birthday Richie Robinson, cricketer, Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977 1946 Birthday David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports 1946 Birthday John Maclean, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79 1945 Birthday Alan "Froggy" Thomson, cricketer, Australian quickie 1970-71 1945 Event Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India 1945 Birthday Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler, 1974-80 1945 Event Australian Services win 3rd Victory Test Cricket by 4 wickets 1945 Birthday Ashley "Rowdy" Mallett, Australian cricket off-spinner, 1968-80 1945 Event Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North, Borneo 1945 Event Australian and Dutch troops lands on Tarakan 1945 Birthday Graeme Watson, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72 1944 Birthday Bob Brown, Australian Politician 1944 Birthday Terry Jenner, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1971-75 1944 Birthday Eric Freeman, Australian cricket pace bowler, late 60's 1944 Birthday Rene Rivkin, Australian Businessman 1944 Birthday John Benaud, cricketer, brother of Richie, Australian bat 1972-73 1944 Birthday John Inverarity, cricketer, Australian batsman 1968-72 1943 Birthday Ian Chappell, Australian cricket player, batsman 1964-80 1943 Event U.S. and Australian troops join in Salamaua, New Guinea 1943 Birthday Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Birthday Carole Peel, Australian softball asst coach, 1996 Olympics bronze 1942 Event Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia 1942 Birthday Helen Garner, Australian Novelist 1942 Event 8th day of battle at El Alamein: new Australian assault 1942 Event 5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance 1942 Event 4th day in battle at El Alamein: Australian breakthrough 1942 Birthday David K Williamson, Australian screenplay/playwright, Removalists 1942 Event About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin 1942 Birthday Laurie Mayne, cricketer, Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965-70 1941 Event Dutch and Australian troops lands on Portuguese-Timor 1941 Event Australian bombers land on Timor/Ambon 1941 Birthday Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1941 Birthday Graeme Corling, Australian cricket fast bowler, 1964 England tour 1941 Birthday Graham McKenzie, cricketer, prolific Australian pace bowler 1961-71 1941 Birthday Ian Redpath, cricketer, dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76 1941 Death Jack Edmonson, Australian corporal in Tobruk (Victoria Cross), dies 1941 Event Australian troops conquer Derna Libya 1941 Event British/Australian troops capture Tobruk from Italians 1941 Event British/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia 1940 Birthday Keith Stackpole, cricketer, aggressive Australian opener 1966-74 1940 Birthday Brian Taber, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian between Grout and Marsh 1939 Birthday John Pilger, Australian Journalist 1939 Birthday John Howard, Australian Statesman 1939 Birthday Phillip Adams, born in Maryborough, Australia, Australian writer, producer, broadcaster, and satirist 1939 Birthday Alan Connolly, cricketer, Australian pace bowler through 60s 1938 Birthday Frank Misson, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1960-61 1938 Birthday Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1938 Birthday Gordon Rorke, cricketer, Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's 1938 Birthday Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer, 1968, 71 Australian Champ 1938 Birthday Grahame Thomas, cricketer, Australian batsman of the mid-60's 1937 Birthday Kerry Packer, Australian Businessman 1937 Birthday Michael Jeffery, Australian Politician 1937 Birthday Kamahl, Kamalesvaran, Australian singer, Elephant Song 1937 Birthday Barry Shepherd, cricketer, Australian lefty bat early 60's 1937 Birthday Tom Veivers, cricketer, Australian off-spinner in the 60's 1937 Birthday Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit 1936 Event Australian Antarctic Territory created 1936 Birthday Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, world champ 1966 1936 Birthday Barry Jarman, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper in 60's 1936 Birthday Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman, captain, coach,slip 1936 Birthday Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1935 Birthday Thomas M Keneally, Australian writer, Schindler's List 1935 Birthday Thomas Keneally, Australian Novelist 1935 Birthday Ian Craig, cricketer, prodigious Australian bat of 50's 1934 Birthday Peter Philpott, cricketer, NSW and Australian leg spinner 1965-66 1934 Birthday Des Hoare, cricketer, Australian quickie in Test in 1961 vs. W Indies 1934 Birthday Lindsay Kline, cricketer, Australian chinaman bowler Hat-trick 1957 1934 Birthday Larry Sitsky, born in Tianjin, China, pianist, Australian composer, educator, musicologist, studied with Winifred Burston, awarded Centenary Medal, 2000 1934 Birthday Ron Gaunt, cricketer, Australian fast bowler late 50s early 60s 1934 Birthday Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer 1934 Event 27th Australian Men's Tennis Open: Fred Perry beat Crawford (63 75 61) 1933 Birthday James Wolfensohn, Australian Businessman 1933 Birthday Brian Booth, cricketer, dual Australian cricket/hockey international 1933 Event Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a Grand Slam by defeating him at U.S. Tennis championship 1933 Birthday Pat Crawford, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1956 1933 Birthday Bill Hayden, Australian Politician 1932 Birthday Geoff Lawson, Australian cricket player 1932 Birthday Peter Burge, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman of 50's and 60's 1932 Birthday Gavin Stevens, cricket, Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour 1931 Death John Monash, Australian Soldier 1931 Birthday Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm chinaman bowler, 60's 1931 Death Nellie Melba, Helen Mitchell, Australian soprano, dies 1931 Birthday Bill Watson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman mid-50s 1931 Birthday Shirley Hazzard, Australian author, Transit of Venus 1931 Birthday Graeme Hole, cricketer, Australian batsman of the fifties 1930 Birthday Jim Burke, cricketer, Australian opener of 50s 1930 Birthday Rolf Harris, Australian/British cartoonist 1929 Birthday Les Favell, cricketer, stoic Australian batsman late 50's 1929 Birthday Alan Davidson, cricketer, mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder 1929 Birthday Peter NF Porter, Australian/British author and poet, Chair of Babel 1928 Birthday Colin McDonald, cricketer, stalwart Australian opening bat for 1950's 1928 Birthday Neil Harvey, cricketer, prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's 1928 Birthday Ken Archer, cricketer, Australian batsman, 5 Tests early 50s 1927 Birthday Jim De Courcy, cricketer, in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Birthday Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian mid-50's 1926 Birthday Warren Mitchell, Australian Actor 1925 Birthday Charles Mackerras, Schenectady, New York, Australian conductor 1923 Birthday Bruce Dooland, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties 1923 Birthday Jack Hill, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's 1923 Birthday John Holt, Australian Statesman 1922 Event Australian Qantas airways begins service 1922 Death Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1922 Birthday Margaret Scott, founder, Australian Ballet School 1922 Birthday Bill Johnston, cricket pace bowler, mighty Australian lefty post-war 1922 Birthday Arthur Morris, cricketer, great Australian lefty opening batsman 1921 Birthday Ray Lindwall, cricketer, Australian fast bowler and St. George full-back 1921 Birthday Maxwell Henley Harris, Australian poet/publisher, Gift of Blood 1921 Birthday Sam Loxton, cricketer, flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's 1921 Event Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 vs. England, Australian Test Cricket rec 1921 Birthday Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author 1920 Birthday George Tribe, cricketer, Australian chinaman bowler, Northants 1920 Birthday Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist 1919 Birthday John Moroney, cricketer, Australian opener 1949-51 1919 Birthday Gil Langley, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56 1919 Birthday Len Johnson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948 1918 Birthday Ian Johnson, cricketer, Australian Test captbetween Hassett and Craig 1918 Birthday Doug Ring, cricketer, Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's 1918 Event Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens 1916 Death Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 1916 Birthday Syd Barnes, cricketer, Australian batsmen of 30's/40's 1916 Birthday Morris West, Australian Writer 1916 Birthday Ross Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman 1936 - 1937 1915 Birthday Colin McCool, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s 1915 Birthday Fred Freer, cricketer, Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946 1915 Birthday Ron Hamence, cricketer, Australian batsman post-WWII 1915 Birthday Jack Iverson, Australian cricket mystery spinner, late 40's 1915 Event Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces 1915 Death William Throsby Bridges, Australian Soldier 1914 Birthday Jack Badcock, cricketer, Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's 1913 Birthday Lindsay Hassett, cricketer, great Australian bat and captain after Bradman 1913 Birthday Victor Smith, Admiral, Australian Chiefs of Staff 1913 Event Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid 1912 Birthday Bill Brown, cricketer, Australian opener of the 30's and 40's 1911 Birthday Merv Waite, cricketer, S Australian all-rounder 1910 Birthday Stan McCabe, cricketer, exciting NSW and Australian batsman of 30's 1910 Birthday Charles Spry, Australian security chief 1910 Death Catherine Helen Spence, Australian Author 1909 Birthday Len Darling, cricketer, South Australian and Test batsman of 30's 1909 Birthday Frank Ward, cricketer, Australian leggie late 30s 1908 Birthday Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer, 6,996 runs 1908 Birthday Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour 1908 Birthday Harold Edward Holt, Australian Politician 1908 Birthday Jack Fingleton, cricketer, Australian opener of 30's 1907 Birthday Ted a'Beckett, cricketer, Australian Test player 1907 Birthday Leo O'Brien, cricketer, Australian batsman in 5 Tests 1932-36 1906 Event British New Guinea becomes Australian Papua New Guinea 1906 Event Papua placed under Australian administration 1906 Birthday Alan Fairfax, cricketer, Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's 1906 Birthday Keith Rigg, cricketer, Australian Test batsman in the thirties 1906 Birthday Ernie McCormick, cricketer, Australian quickie of late 30's 1906 Death Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26 1905 Birthday "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer, mighty Australian leg-spinner 1905 Event 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open 1904 Birthday Clabon W. Allen, Australian/British astronomer 1904 Birthday Lionel Birkett, cricketer, WI vice-captain on Australian tour 1930-31 1902 Event Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage 1901 Birthday Mark Oliphant, Australian Scientist 1900 Birthday Bill Ponsford, cricketer, great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic vs. NSW 1899 Birthday P. L. Travers, Australian Writer 1899 Birthday Perc Hornibrook, Australian cricket left-arm bowler, 20's 1899 Birthday Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian dame 1897 Birthday Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series 1897 Birthday Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, pioneer Australian aviator 1897 Birthday Mae Busch, Australian/US actress, Cowboy Socialist 1896 Birthday Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician 1895 Birthday Jack Gregory, cricketer, Australian all-rounder of post-WWI years 1895 Birthday H S T L "Stork" Hendry, cricketer, Australian all-rounder post-WWI 1895 Event C. J. Eady (Tas) 1st Australian to score twin centuries (v Vic) 1894 Birthday Robert Menzies, Australian PM, 1939-41, 1949-66 1893 Birthday Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist, Australopithecus 1891 Birthday Clarrie Grimmett, cricketer, in Dunedin Great Australian leg-spinner 1891 Birthday Ron Oxenham, cricketer, Australian all-rounder 1928-32 1891 Birthday Ted McDonald, cricketer, great Australian quick of 20's 1889 Birthday Jack Ryder, cricketer, athletic Australian all-rounder and captain 1889 Birthday Charles Kellaway, cricketer, great Australian all-rounder of 1920's 1889 Event 128 degrees F (53 degrees C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) 1888 Birthday Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket batsman, 20's 1888 Event Louisville, Kentucky becomes 1st government in U.S. to adopt Australian ballot 1886 Birthday Bill Whitty, cricketer, Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12 1885 Birthday John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM, Labor, 1941-45 1884 Death Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 1883 Birthday Frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist 1882 Birthday Otto Neurath, Australian/British philosopher, Foundation of Social Sciences 1882 Death Henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43 1882 Birthday Edgar Mayne, cricketer, Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria 1882 Birthday Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricketer, belated Australian rep 1928-33 1882 Birthday Don Blackie, cricketer, Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46 1882 Birthday Peter Dawson, Australian Musician 1881 Birthday Leon Errol, Australian actor, Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde! 1880 Birthday Elton Mayo, Australian Psychologist 1880 Event SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton 1878 Birthday Reg Duff, cricketer, Australian bat, century on debut 1902 1877 Birthday Clem Hill, cricketer, all-time great Australian batsman 1876 Death Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 1876 Birthday Bert Hopkins, cricketer, Australian pace bowler of the 1900's 1873 Birthday M. A. Noble, cricketer, great Australian all-rounder at turn of century 1870 Birthday Joe Darling, cricketer, Australian lefty batsman at turn of century 1870 Birthday Syd Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912 1869 Birthday Bill Howell, cricketer, Australian bowler at turn of century 1867 Birthday Frank Iredale, cricketer, Australian batsman 1894-99 1867 Birthday Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1867 Birthday John James Ferris, cricketer, mighty Australian bowler of late 1880's 1867 Birthday Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian 1896-1905 1866 Event Australian Rules Football is created 1865 Birthday John Monash, Australian Soldier 1862 Birthday William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician 1861 Birthday Sam Jones, cricketer, Australian batsman of 1880's 1861 Birthday William Throsby Bridges, Australian Soldier 1860 Birthday Affie Jarvis, cricketer, Australian WK of the late 19th century 1859 Birthday Nellie Melba, Heal Mitchell, Australian soprano, Peach Melba 1858 Birthday Percy McDonnell, cricketer, Australian batsman of the 1880's 1858 Birthday Tommy Garrett, cricketer, original Australian Test player 1854 Birthday Bill Murdoch, cricketer, great pioneer of Australian Test cricket 1854 Birthday Hugh Massie, cricketer, Australian batsman of the 1880's 1830 Birthday Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer 1825 Birthday Catherine Helen Spence, Australian Author
