23 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.

• 1773 – Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, namesake of Brisbane, is born.
• 1916 – Arthur Seaforth Blackburn and John Leak awarded the Victoria Cross for their separate actions at the Battle of Pozières.
• 1938 – Bert Newton, award-winning media personality, is born.
• 1995 – Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke marries his biographer, Blanche d’Alpuget.

International Observances.

• Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
• Children’s Day (Indonesia)
• National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
• Renaissance Day (Oman)
• Revolution Day (Egypt)

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