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2008 Sydney Pollack, dies in California, of stomach cancer, at 73
2003 Sydney Omarr, astrologer, dies at 76 2000 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched) 1997 Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International 1996 Edmund Happold, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House, dies at 65 1996 Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81 1996 Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 1995 Sydney Dawson Bailey, pacifist/campaigner, dies at 79 1995 1st 1st-class match at Hurstville Oval, Sydney (NSW vs. W Prov) 1995 Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin, dies at 89 1995 Sydney Simone, band leader, dies at 80 1994 Mayflower Madame Sydney Biddle Barrows (42) weds Darnay Hoffman (46) 1994 John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55 1994 South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs 1993 Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time 1992 Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129* vs. India at Sydney 1992 Test debut of Shane Warne, vs. India at Sydney 1990 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo 1990 "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premieres on CBS-TV 1989 Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney 1988 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone 1988 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle the globe alone 1988 David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* vs. England at Sydney 1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney 1986 Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1984 Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia 1983 Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 1979 Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 1977 Trent Steed, Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Stacey Gartrell, born in Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) 1976 Yanda Nossiter, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1976 Anna Windsor, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Steven Dewick, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Nadine Neumann, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 Alyson Annan, born in Sydney, Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Emma Johnson, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1972 Chris Fydler, Sydney NSW NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1971 Jim Walker, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1971 Sydney Penny, actress, Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children 1971 Todd Woodbridge, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, '95 doubles Wimbledon 1971 Rennae Stubbs, Sydney Australia, tennis star 1970 Daniel Collins, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1970 Lisa Powell, born in Sydney, NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 Kristine Radford, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, 1996 ITF/Lyneham 1969 Joanne Mills, born in Sydney, Australia, golfer, T25 Holden 1994 Women's Australia Open 1969 Lucas Parsons, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1969 Matthew Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, actor, Sydney, Chandler-Friends 1969 Mathew Pallister, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1968 Wendy Doolan, Sydney Australia, LPGA golfer, 1991 British Amat Champ-2nd 1968 Andrew Trim, born in Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1968 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 1968 Mardi Lunn, Liverpool Sydney Australia, golfer, 1991 Thailand Open 1967 Paul Lynch, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1966 Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 1965 David Ecob, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1965 Fayette Purser, Sydney Australia, golfer, NSW State Rep 1987-88 1965 Shelley Oates, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1964 Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission 1964 Andrew Wilson, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist, Olympics-16-92, 96 1964 Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts 1964 Elle MacPherson, born in Sydney, Austrailia, model, SI, actress, Sirens 1964 Jeffrey Wagner, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1963 Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1992 Australian Amateur Champ 1962 Robert Willis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1962 Wayne Riley, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1962 Liane Tooth, Sydney NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1961 Russell Swanson, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1961 Sydney Walsh, actress, Mo-Hooperman 1960 Valerie Bertinelli, 1 Day at a Time, Sydney, Ms. Eddie Van Halen 1959 Penny Graeber, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1990 6th Vic Open 1959 Sydney P Mufamadi, South African leader, SACP 1959 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1958 Kirk Pengilly, born in Sydney, Australia, rocker, Inxs-Kiss the Dirt 1957 Garry Beers, born in Sydney, Australia, rocker, Inxs-Kiss the Dirt 1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2) 1954 Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1954 Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1953 Nell Campbell, Laura, Sydney Australia, actress, Rocky Horror 1952 Sydney Biddle Barrow, madam/autohr, Mayflower Madam 1952 Sydney Biddle Barrows, American Celebrity 1951 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) 1951 Jan Stephenson, Sydney Australia, golfer, LPGA Rookie of Year-1974 1951 Rodger Davis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1949 Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1947 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies 1947 Bryan Brown, born in Sydney, actor, F/X, Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan 1946 Anne Boyd, born in Sydney, New South Wales, composer, professor of composition at the University of Sydney, recipient, Order of Australia, for contributions to music 1945 Terry Anderson, born in Sydney, Australia, U.S. rapid fire pistol, Olympic-80, 96 1944 Roy Agnew, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, pianist, considered best composer of early 20th century Australia, dies at 51 1944 Peter Weir, born in Sydney, Australia, director and writer, Witness, Dead Poets Society 1944 Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1943 Lana Cantrell, born in Sydney, Australia, singer, Those Were the Days 1940 Jack Thompson, John Pain, Sydney Australia, actor, Breaker Morant 1938 Sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59 1935 Bruce Crampton, Sydney Australia, PGA golfer, 1961 Milwaukee Open 1934 Ken Rosewall, Sydney Australia, tennis star, U.S. Open 1956 1934 Sydney Pollack, born in Indiana, American film director, producer, actor in over 30 films 1934 Sydney Burke, cricketer, South Africa quick, 11 wkts on Test debut vs. New Zealand 1961 1934 Ron Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, cinematographer, Those Amazing Animals 1934 Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer 1931 Sydney Lipworth, CEO, Monopolies and Mergers Commission 1930 Edmund Happold, born in England, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House 1930 Richard Bonynge, Sydney Australia, conductor, Australia Orchestra Sydney 1976 1929 Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964 1929 Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor, Bearcats, Time Machine 1927 Sydney Brenner, British Scientist 1926 Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano, Met Opera 1926 Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor, Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters 1923 Paddy Chayevsky, Sydney, U.S., dramatist, Marty, Hospital 1920 Leo McKern, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared 1919 Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1918 Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor, Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera 1918 Sydney Chatton, England 1918 Jorn Utzon, Danish architect, Sydney Opera House 1917 Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1916 Sydney Dawson Bailey, pacifist/campaigner 1916 Sydney Tafler, born in London, England, actor, Too Many Crooks 1915 Sydney, Kern and Smith's musical "Love o' Mike," premieres in New York City 1914 Sydney Wooderson, miler, world record 1937 1914 Sydney Thompson, rock climber 1914 Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher 1913 Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games 1909 British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed 1909 Alan Marshal, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia 1905 Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin 1904 John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1904 John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1902 G O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer, in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie 1900 Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son 1898 Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor, Peter Pan, Hans Brinker 1895 Louise Granville, Sydney Australia, entertainer 1894 Basil Sydney, born in England, actor, Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife 1893 Arthur Benjamin, Sydney Australia, composer, Jamaican Rumba 1893 Cicely Courtneidge, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Double Exposure 1891 Roy Agnew, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, pianist, considered best composer of early 20th century Australia 1890 Marie Lohr, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Pygmalion, Small Hotel 1889 Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49 1888 Sydney Horler, English detective writer 1888 Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer, Million Dollar Mermaid 1885 George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor, Courage of Lassie 1885 Sydney Chaplin, born in South Africa, actor, Limelight 1883 England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test 1882 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground 1879 Sydney Greenstreet, born in Sandwich, England, actor, Maltese Falcon 1879 Sydney Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route 1879 Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia 1879 Sydney Baynes, composer 1874 Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia 1874 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies 1873 Sydney Barnes, cricketer, probably England's greatest bowler 1866 Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1862 Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 1859 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW vs. Vic at The Domain 1839 Edward Sydney Smith, composer 1836 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Sydney, Australia 1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sail from New Zealand to Sydney 1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, Roman 1800 Sydney Nelson, composer 1788 Sydney, Australia settled by British colonists 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW 1771 Sydney Smith, Woodford Essex, preacher/reformer/author |
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