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.
- 1831 – Captain Collet Barker, the first to explore the area around present-day Adelaide, South Australia, is killed by Aborigines near Lake Alexandrina.
- 1915 – During the Gallipoli Campaign, HMAS AE2, a Royal Australian Navy submarine, is sunk by enemy shellfire in the Sea of Marmara in present-day Turkey.
- 1969 – Sir Paul Hasluck is appointed Governor-General of Australia, succeeding The Lord Casey.
- 1988 – World Expo 88 (pictured), part of the Australian Bicentenary, opens in Brisbane, Queensland.
- 2003 – Chinese-born stockbroker Rene Rivkin is found guilty of insider trading in relation to a purchase of 50,000 shares in Qantas, the national airline of Australia.
- 2006 – Miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell are found alive five days after a mine collapse in Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
International Observances.
- Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
- Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
- Children’s Day (Mexico)
- Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
- Honesty Day (United States)
- International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
- Martyrs’ Day (Pakistan)
- May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1):
– Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
– Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe) - National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)
- Reunification Day (Vietnam)
- Rincon Day (Bonaire)[64]
- Russian State Fire Service Day (Russia)
- Teachers’ Day (Paraguay)
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