21 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.

• 1795 – George Gawler, second Governor of South Australia, is born in Southsea.
• 1961 – Morris Iemma, Premier of New South Wales, is born.
• 1991 – Greek tanker Kirki (pictured) spills 17,280 tons of crude oil off the coast of Western Australia, the biggest oil spill in Australian waters.

International Observances.

• Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
• Belgian National Day (Belgium)
• Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
• Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)

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