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.
- 1875 – The SS Gothenburg (pictured) strikes Old Reef off Ayr, Queensland and sinks with the loss of 102 lives.
- 1906 – Economist and public servant Nugget Coombs is born near Perth.
- 1995 – Cyclone Bobby hits Western Australia near Onslow causing over 400 mm (15 inches) of rain in the town.
- 1996 – The Liberal Party government of Ray Groom is re-elected in Tasmania. Tony Rundle becomes the new Premier on 18 March.
- 2003 – Bandali Debs and Jason Roberts are found guilty of the Silk–Miller police murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
International Observances.
- Dragobete (Romania)
- Engineer’s Day (Iran)
- Flag Day in Mexico
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Estonia from the Russian Empire in 1918; the Soviet period is considered to have been an illegal annexation.
- National Artist Day (Thailand)
- Sweden Finns’ Day (Sweden)
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