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.
- 1918 – The Australian Corps commences fighting to stop the German offensive Operation Michael, the German advance near Amiens.
- 1931 – The ANA aircraft Southern Cloud, carrying eight persons, disappears on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne. The wreckage is not located until 1958.
- 1963 – At a special federal conference of the Australian Labor Party, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive. Robert Menzies jibed that the ALP was ruled by “36 faceless men”.
- 1975 – Malcolm Fraser (pictured) replaces Billy Snedden as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.
International Observances.
- Arbor Day (Portugal)
- Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)
- Education Freedom Day
- Harmony Day (Australia)
- Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Namibia from South African mandate in 1990
- International Colour Day (International)
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
- International Day of Forests (International), by proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly
- Mother’s Day (most of the Arab world)
- National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)
- Newroz (Iran, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia)
- Oltenia Day (Romania)
- Rosie the Riveter Day (United States)
- Truant’s Day (Poland, Faroe Islands)
- Vernal equinox related observances (see March 20)
- World Down Syndrome Day (International)
- World Poetry Day (International)
- World Puppetry Day (International)
- Youth Day (Tunisia)
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