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.
- 1885 – Ben Chifley, politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Bathurst, New South Wales.
- 1918 – First direct radio message between London and Sydney (pictured) (read the full story here).
- 1948 – Denis Burke, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, was born in Queensland.
- 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian rock musician and songwriter, was born in Warracknabeal, Victoria.
- 1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian football (soccer) player, was born in Smithfield, Sydney.
International Observances.
- American Business Women’s Day (United States)
- Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
- Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere:
– Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)
– Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
– The first day of Miķeļi (Latvia) - Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960.
- Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)
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