13 July 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.

• 1791 – Allan Cunningham, botanist and explorer, best known for discovering the Darling Downs is born in Wimbledon, London.
• 1945 – Ben Chifley (pictured) becomes sixteenth Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1961 – Australian rules footballer, Tim Watson is born.
• 1997 – A crowd of over 100,000 people watch the Royal Canberra Hospital implosion. Twelve-year-old Katie Bender is killed instantly when debris from the site travels across Lake Burley Griffin.

International Observances.

• Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
• Statehood Day (Montenegro)
• The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)
• Kashmir Martyrs’ Day (Pakistan)

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