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.
- 1795 – Floods devastate the farms at Hawkesbury.
- 1803 – John Bowen with a party of forty-eight found the first settlement in Van Diemen’s Land near the Derwent River.
- 1914 – Australian troops land in German New Guinea (1st Battalion RAR pictured) (read the full story here).
- 1928 – Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first flight across the Tasman landing at the Wigram aerodrome.
- 1947 – The first radioisotopes exported from the United States arrive in Canberra.
- 2000 – The World Economic Forum is held in Melbourne. The S11 movement organises protests lasting four days.
International Observances.
- Battle of Tendra Day (Russia)
- Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Pakistan)
- Emergency Number Day (United States)
- Enkutatash falls on this day if it is not a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of Mäskäräm. (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rastafari)
- National Day (Catalonia)
- Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church), September 12 on leap years.
- September 11 attacks-related observances (United States):
– National Day of Service and Remembrance
– Patriot Day - Teachers’ Day (Argentina)
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