19 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.

• 1797 – Australian explorer Hamilton Hume born at Parramatta, New South Wales
• 1946 – Hon. John Dedman introduced legislation to establish the Australian National University (pictured).
• 1969 – Equal pay for women granted by the Arbitration Commission.

International Observances.

• Day of the Independent Hungary (Hungary)
• Feast of Forest (Palawan)
• Juneteenth (United States)
• Labour Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Laguna Day (Laguna)
• Birthday of Jose Gervasio Artigas (Uruguay)
• World Sickle Cell Day (International)

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