7 June 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.

• 1494 – Treaty of Tordesillas signed, dividing the world outside of Europe in an exclusive duopoly between the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire. The longitudes in the treaty coincide with the Western Australia border.
• 1813 – Birth date of Sir Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly.
• 1841 – Darlinghurst Gaol took in its first prisoners.
• 1980 – Paul Everingham’s Country Liberal Party government is re-elected in the Northern Territory.
• 1998 – Susie Maroney swims from Mexico to Cuba, covering the longest distance ever swum without flippers in open sea.

International Observances.

• Battle of Arica Day (Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile)
• Flag Day (Peru)
• Journalist Day (Argentina)
• Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
• Birthday of Prince Joachim…