15 May in Australian History

Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of.

• 1982 – In the middle of the Franklin Dam dispute, the Labor government of Harry Holgate is voted out in Tasmania and replaced by the Liberal Party, led by Robin Gray.
• 1989 – Bond University (pictured), the first private university in Australia, opens on the Gold Coast.

International Observances.

• Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto)
• Army Day (Slovenia)
• Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)
• Independence Day (Paraguay), celebrates the independence of Paraguay from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, May 14.
• International Conscientious Objectors Day
• International Day of Families (International)
• La Corsa dei Ceri begins on the eve of the feast day of Saint Ubaldo. (Gubbio)
• Mother’s Day (Paraguay)
• Nakba Day (Palestinian communities)
• Peace Officers Memorial Day (United States)
• Republic Day (Lithuania)
• Teachers’…