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.
- 1972 – Police in Canberra disassemble the Aboriginal Tent Embassy (pictured) and arrest eight protesters; it is reestablished in October.
- 1978 – Middle-distance runner Tamsyn Manou is born.
- 1979 – Inaugural meeting of the National Farmers’ Federation
- 2002 – The ALP government of Jim Bacon is re-elected for a second term in Tasmania.
International Observances.
- Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (Norway)
- Día del Amigo (Argentina, Brazil)
- Engineer’s Day (Costa Rica)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Colombia from Spain in 1810.
- International Chess Day
- Lempira Day (Honduras)
- Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic)
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