25 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 in the comments section.

• 1870 – Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt is shot and killed near Uralla by Constable Alexander Walker during a highway robbery.
• 1930 – Amy Johnson arrives in Darwin, completing the first solo flight by a woman from England to Australia.
• 1991 – The state election in New South Wales produces a hung parliament. Nick Greiner manages to form a minority government with the support of four Independent MPs.
• 2005 – Entertainer and Gold Logie winner, Graham Kennedy (pictured) dies.

International Observances.

• Africa Day (African Union)
• African Liberation Day (African Union, Rastafari)
• First National Government / National Day (Argentina)
• Geek Pride Day (geek culture)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jordan from the United Kingdom in 1946.
• Last bell (Russia, post-Soviet countries)
• Liberation Day (Lebanon)