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.
- 1824 – W. C. Wentworth and Robert Wardell begin publication of The Australian, the first independent newspaper in Australia (Picture: Front page of The Australian, 1824) (read the full story here).
- 1879 – Author Miles Franklin born at Talbingo, New South Wales.
- 1923 – Severe floods in Melbourne, two people drown.
- 1935 – The Hornibrook Bridge opens, connecting Brisbane and Redcliffe, the 2.8 km bridge is one of the longest timber and girder bridges in Australia.
- 1958 – Death of Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer and geologist, aged 76.
- 1959 – Radio comedian and quiz show host Jack Davey dies.
- 1959 – Death of Errol Flynn, flamboyant film actor, in Vancouver, British Columbia, aged 50. He shares coffin space with six bottles of whiskey, a parting gift from his drinking buddies.
- 1968 – The town of Meckering, Western Australia, is badly damaged by an earthquake.
International Observances.
- Day of the Cathedral of the Living Pillar (Georgian Orthodox Church)
- Mother’s Day (Belarus)
- National Education Day (Poland), formerly Teachers’ Day
- Nyerere Day (Tanzania)
- Second Revolution Day (Yemen)
- World Standards Day (International)
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