Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.
- 1803 – Charles Grimes, Surveyor general, discovered the Yarra River.
- 1808 – William Paterson sails to Sydney from Port Dalrymple to take over the administration of New South Wales following the removal of Bligh.
- 1880 – The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrived in London aboard the SS Strathleven.
- 1882 – A cyclone causes considerable damage to the town of Cardwell, Queensland.
- 1982 – Lindy Chamberlain committed to trial for murdering her baby Azaria.
- 1986 – Sydney nurse Anita Cobby (pictured) is brutally murdered leading to calls for the re-introduction of the death penalty.
- 1998 – A Constitutional Convention begins to decide which model of republic should be put before the people of Australia in a referendum.
International Observances.
- Groundhog Day
- Anniversary of Treaty of Tartu (Estonia)
- Constitution Day (Philippines)
- Day of Youth (Azerbaijan)
- Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday (Christianity), and its related observances:
– Bun Day (Iceland)
– Fastelavn (Denmark/Norway)
– Nickanan Night (Cornwall)
– Rosenmontag (Germany) - Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), and its related observances:
– A quarter day in the Christian liturgical calendar (due to Candlemas). (Scotland)
– Celebration of Yemanja or Our Lady of Navigators (Candomblé)
– Le Jour des Crêpes (France)
– Our Lady of the Candles (Filipino Catholics)
– Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain) - Victory of the Battle of Stalingrad (Russia)
- World Wetlands Day
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