2013 Event Bush fires burn out of control in Tasmania, Australia, leaving thousands stranded 2011 Event Lara Giddings becomes the first female Premier of the Australian state of Tasmania 1996 Event Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning 1996 Event Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania 1994 Event Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland vs. Tasmania) 1993 Event Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days 1975 Birthday Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Event 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks 1974 Birthday Ricky Ponting, cricketer, prodigious Tasmania batsman, Australia 1995 1973 Birthday Scott Goodman, Hobart Tasmania Aus, 200m butterfly swimmer, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jaason Simmons, born in Hobart, Tasmania, actor, known for his role as Logan Fowler on the television series 'Baywatch' 1967 Event Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million and 60 lives 1960 Birthday David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania 1957 Birthday Debbie Brinkley, Tasmania, golfer, 1990 T25 Victorian Open 1949 Birthday John Tarrant, Tasmania, 1st Australian born Zen teacher 1936 Event Bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, SA vs. Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes 1933 Event Jack Badcock scores 274 vs. Victoria, Tasmania's 1st double-ton 1933 Event Stan Smith takes 8-33 for Victoria vs. Tasmania at Hobart 1930 Event Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500 1914 Birthday Jack Badcock, cricketer, Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's 1909 Birthday Errol Flynn, born in Hobart, Tasmania, actor, Captain Blood, Robin Hood 1898 Event 1st 1st-class game between NSW and Tasmania 1896 Event Tasmania bowl out Victoria for 65 for their 1st ever innings victory 1895 Event Tasmania beat Victoria for 1st F-C victory in 41 years 1851 Event 1st cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs. Vic, Launceston 1836 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave Tasmania 1836 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land, also known as Tasmania, Australia 1804 Event Hobart Tasmania founded 1659 Death Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, New Zealand), dies at about 56 1643 Event Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania 1642 Event Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
