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.
- 1888 – Birth date of Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor.
- 1939 – Birth date of cricketer Alan Connolly.
- 1942 – General Thomas Blamey (pictured) reorganises the army for the defence of Australia.
International Observances.
- Engineer’s Day (Ecuador)
- Independence Day (Seychelles), celebrates the independence of Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1976.
- Veterans’ Day (Netherlands)
- National Statistics Day (India)
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