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.
- 1932 – Food relief reached its peak in New South Wales with 413,171 food orders processed in the preceding four weeks.
- 1937 – Robin Warren, Nobel Prize winner, is born.
- 1964 – The Beatles (pictured) began their three week tour of Australia; in Adelaide 300,000 fans turned out to see the band drive in a motorcade from the airport into the city.
- 1971 – Neville Bonner is sworn into the Australian Senate – he is the first Aboriginal federal parliamentarian.
International Observances.
- American Evacuation Day (Libya)
- Brazilian Navy commemorative day (Brazil)
- Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- King Kamehameha I Day (Hawaii, United States)
- Student Day (Honduras)
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