20 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.

• 1790 – The Second Fleet arrives at Port Jackson.
• 1866 – Adelaide’s Town Hall (pictured) opens.
• 1927 – Film premiere of For the Term of his Natural Life.
• 1949 – Lance Sharkey, chairman of the Communist Party, is convicted for sedition.
• 1999 – Australia wins the 1999 Cricket World Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final.
• 2002 – Australia decided to ratify the International Criminal Court.

International Observations.

• Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
• Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observance:
  – Earliest day on which Day of the Finnish Flag can fall, while June 26 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday of Midsummer’s Day (Finland)
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