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.
- 1839 – Explorer John Batman, one of the key figures in the foundation of Melbourne, dies in Melbourne at the age of 38.
- 1917 – Irish-born Daniel Mannix becomes the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Victoria, succeeding the deceased Thomas Carr.
- 1910 – George V (pictured), becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, including Australia, after the death of his father, Edward VII, in London.
- 1950 – The Australian Labor Party, under Premier Robert Cosgrove, maintains its incumbency at the 1950 state elections in Tasmania.
- 2006 – Singer Grant McLennan, one of the founders of the indie rock band The Go-Betweens, dies of a heart attack in Brisbane, Queensland, at the age of 48.
International Observances.
- Earliest day on which Military Spouse Day can fall, while May 12 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Mother’s Day (United States)
- International No Diet Day
- Martyrs’ Day (Gabon)
- Martyrs’ Day (Lebanon and Syria)
- National Azulejo Day (Portugal)
- Teachers’ Day (Jamaica)
- The first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey)
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