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Melbourne - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1835-04-18 |
William Lamb (Lord Melbourne) forms British government |
1835-08-30 |
Melbourne, Australia is founded. |
1856-03-26 |
NSW's 1st 1st-class game, v Victoria at Melbourne NSW won |
1856-10-19 |
James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne |
1865-01-25 |
CSS Shenandoah arrives in Melbourne, Australia |
1880-11-11 |
Australian Bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol |
1886-11-22 |
Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia |
1892-06-11 |
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. |
1899-01-22 |
Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation. |
1899-02-02 |
The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne. |
1901-05-09 |
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May |
1908-11-30 |
8th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2) |
1912-11-30 |
11th Davis Cup: British Isles beats Australasia in Melbourne (3-2) |
1922-09-11 |
One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia's predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded. |
1927-05-09 |
Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia |
1930-10-11 |
Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year. |
1934-11-21 |
"Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race |
1946-12-26 |
35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0) |
1953-12-31 |
42nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2) |
1954-03-08 |
Herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia |
1956-11-22 |
16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne |
1956-12-08 |
16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia |
1957-12-28 |
46th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2) |
1961-12-28 |
50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0) |
1964-02-10 |
Australian destroyer HMAS Voyager sinks after colliding with aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, killing 82 |
1966-12-28 |
55th Davis Cup: Australia beats India in Melbourne (4-1) |
1967-02-03 |
Ronald Ryan, the last person to be executed in Australia, is hanged in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne. |
1967-12-17 |
Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, vanishes in mysterious circumstances while swimming near Melbourne. |
1969-06-02 |
Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne slices US destroyer USS Frank E Evans in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam) |
1970-10-15 |
Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35 |
1977-03-15 |
First official test cricket match is played between Australia and England at Melbourne |
1978-10-21 |
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft. |
1983-12-28 |
72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) |
1985-08-20 |
Hanspeter Beck of South Australia, finishes a 3,875 mile, 51 day trip from Western Australia to Melbourne on a unicycle |
1986-12-28 |
75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2), helped by Pat Davis ranked 412th in the world |
1989-12-09 |
"Les Miserables" opens at Princess Theatre, Melbourne |
1999-10-31 |
Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. |
2000-09-11 |
Activists protest against the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, Australia. |
2001-12-20 |
90th Davis Cup: France beats Australia in Melbourne (3-2) |
2003-11-30 |
92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1) |
2007-03-23 |
Burnley Tunnel catastrophe occurs in Melbourne, Australia. |
2012-09-30 |
Melbourne Storm defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL Grand Final |
2012-11-06 |
Green Moon wins the Melbourne Cup race at Flemington |
2015-11-03 |
Michelle Payne becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup |
2017-12-21 |
Car slams into pedestrians in 'deliberate act' in Melbourne, at least 14 injured |
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Melbourne - Notable Birthdays
Melbourne - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1779-03-15 |
William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) |
1779-03-15 |
Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848) |
1836-02-11 |
Lord Brassey, The Melbourne Cup |
1856-11-22 |
Melbourne MacDowell, There It Is |
1858-04-19 |
May Robson, [Mary J Robison], Melbourne Aust, actress (Apple Annie) |
1861-9-08 |
Marius Sestier, The Melbourne Cup |
1862-01-25 |
Henry Walter Barnett, The Melbourne Cup |
1874-04-15 |
Arthur Melbourne Cooper, Dreams of Toyland |
1882-07-08 |
Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor (Hill Songs) |
1888-12-22 |
Melbourne Spurr, The General |
1889-11-09 |
Snub Pollard, Melbourne Australia, actor (Don't Shove, Arizona Days) |
1901-07-12 |
Robert Allenby, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1907-12-27 |
Willem Van Otterloo, Winterwijk Holland, conductor (Melbourne 1967-71) |
1908-08-15 |
René Lucot, Melbourne Rendezvous |
1910-11-15 |
Melbourne Ford, The Adventurous Blonde |
1912-12-29 |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) |
1913-07-23 |
Coral Browne, Melbourne Aust, actress (Margaret-Time Express) |
1917-04-11 |
Raymond Marcillac, Melbourne Rendezvous |
1922-04-12 |
Gisela Hoeter, Der Mann aus Melbourne |
1926-05-11 |
Frank Thring, Melbourne Australia, actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur) |
1927-03-24 |
Carmen-Renate Köper, Der Mann aus Melbourne |
1927-11-14 |
Bart Cummings, Melbourne Cup Day |
1930-08-29 |
Panda Lisner, In Melbourne Tonight |
1931-03-05 |
Barry Tuckwell, Melbourne Australia, horn player (London Symph Orch 1955-68) |
1933-12-26 |
Ugly Dave Gray, In Melbourne Tonight |
1934-02-15 |
Graham Kennedy, In Melbourne Tonight |
1935-03-05 |
Philip K Chapman, Melbourne Australia, astronaut (Apollo 14 support) |
1936-09-15 |
ashley j cooper, Melbourne Victoria, Australian tennis champ (US Open-1957) |
1936-10-23 |
Inge Mutschler, Der Mann aus Melbourne |
1938-07-23 |
Bert Newton, In Melbourne Tonight |
1938-08-07 |
Helen Caldicott, Melbourne Australia, physician/anti-war activist |
1939-01-29 |
Germaine Greer, Melbourne Australia, feminist/author (Female Eunich) |
1939-05-29 |
Pete Smith, In Melbourne Tonight |
1941-04-24 |
John Williams, Melbourne Australia, guitarist (Acad Award) |
1941-10-25 |
Helen Reddy, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (I Am Woman) |
1948-05-28 |
Bob Shearer, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1949-06-15 |
Russell Hitchcock, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (Air Supply) |
1949-10-30 |
David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist (Air Supply) |
1950-06-11 |
Graham Russell, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (Air Supply) |
1950-12-18 |
Gillian Armstrong, Melbourne Aust, director (High Tide, Mrs Soffel) |
1953-06-22 |
Bruce McAvaney, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1954-05-19 |
Phil Rudd, Melbourne, Australian rock drummer (AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation) |
1954-11-30 |
George McArdle, rock bassist (Little River Band Melbourne |
1956-02-29 |
Jonathan Coleman, The World Comedy Tour: Melbourne 2003 |
1956-03-02 |
Mark Evans, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist (AC/DC) |
1956-08-12 |
Lee Freedman, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1957-03-09 |
Jeff Senior, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1957-05-30 |
Michael Clayton, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1962-02-22 |
Steve Irwin, Melbourne Victoria, Australian naturalist and TV personality (The Crocodile Hunter) |
1962-03-22 |
Diane Pavich, Melbourne Aust, golfer (1993 T50 Alpine Aust Ladies) |
1962-9-08 |
Richard Freedman, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1965-03-07 |
Cameron Daddo, Melbourne Australia, actor (Brian Petersen-Models Inc) |
1965-03-20 |
Danielle Woodward, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1965-05-27 |
Pat Cash, Melbourne Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon 1987) |
1965-10-05 |
Paul Moloney, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1965-10-25 |
Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne FL, LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions) |
1966-08-02 |
Tim Wakefield [Timothy Stephen], Melbourne, Florida, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox-1995 AL Comeback Player of the Year) |
1967-02-03 |
Natalie Hunter, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1967-11-05 |
Grant Leury, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1967-12-03 |
David Diaz, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1968-05-28 |
Kylie Minogue, Melbourne, Australian pop star and singer (Locomotion) |
1969-05-14 |
Cate Blanchett, Melbourne, Victoria, Australian actress (Elizabeth, Galadriel-The Lord of the Rings) |
1969-09-13 |
Shane Warne, Melbourne Australia, cricketer (leg spin bowler) |
1969-09-22 |
Nicole Bradtke, Melbourne Australia, tennis star (1995 Auckland) |
1970-05-17 |
Jodie Rogers, Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96) |
1970-05-25 |
Danni Roche, Melbourne VIC Australia, field hockey midfielder (Oly-96) |
1970-07-05 |
Maureen Lee, Melbourne Australia, golfer |
1970-09-06 |
Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard (Oly-96) |
1971-02-11 |
Linda Wild, Arlington Heights Ill, tennis star (1993 Melbourne Open) |
1971-03-15 |
Patrick Reidy, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96) |
1971-05-07 |
Cameron McFadzean, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1971-06-21 |
Nicole Stevenson, Melbourne Australia, backstroker (Oly-bronze-92, 96) |
1971-10-20 |
Dannii Minogue, Melbourne Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue |
1972-02-17 |
Richard MacQuire, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1972-05-11 |
Andrew Bonhomme, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer |
1973-02-22 |
Kimberly Davies, Melbourne Aust, actress (Baywatch) |
1973-12-01 |
Mia Farrance, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) |
1974-01-05 |
Michelle Scerri, Melbourne Australia, golfer (1995 Tasmanian) |
1976-04-06 |
Simon Coombes, Melbourne VIC Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96) |
1976-06-21 |
Shelley Craft, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1976-08-25 |
Sam Mackinnon, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96) |
1977-05-23 |
Craig Williams, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1981-03-06 |
Sara Groen, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1983-05-11 |
Holly Valance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australian actress (Felicity "Flick" Scully-Neighbours) and singer |
1983-9-20 |
Mehdi Delkhasteh, Melbourne |
1984-04-10 |
Zoe, Melbourne Australia, 1st frozen-embryo child |
1985-04-13 |
Anna Jennings-Edquist, Melbourne |
1986-9-19 |
Sally Pearson, Emirates Melbourne Cup Day |
1987-03-04 |
Anthony La Riccia, Mum's Melbourne Makeover |
Melbourne - Notable Weddings
Melbourne - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1920-09-27 |
Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies (25) weds Pattie Maie Leckie (21) at Kew Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Australia |
2006-05-26 |
Soccer star player Joshua Kennedy (23) weds Australian Opals player Jacinta Hamilton at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Port Melbourne |
2006-06-19 |
"Lost" actress Emilie de Ravin (24) weds actor Josh Janowicz (24) in Melbourne, Australia |
Melbourne - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1848-11-24 |
William Lamb 2nd viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834..41), dies at 69 |
1918-02-23 |
Lord Brassey, The Melbourne Cup |
1928-11-08 |
Marius Sestier, The Melbourne Cup |
1934-01-16 |
Henry Walter Barnett, The Melbourne Cup |
1941-02-18 |
Melbourne MacDowell, There It Is |
1961-11-28 |
Arthur Melbourne Cooper, Dreams of Toyland |
1964-10-03 |
Melbourne Spurr, The General |
2003-10-10 |
René Lucot, Melbourne Rendezvous |
2005-05-25 |
Graham Kennedy, In Melbourne Tonight |
2007-04-13 |
Raymond Marcillac, Melbourne Rendezvous |
2010-03-12 |
Gisela Hoeter, Der Mann aus Melbourne |
2015-08-30 |
Bart Cummings, Melbourne Cup Day |
2016-10-18 |
North Melbourne legend 'Twinkle Toes' Laurie Dwyer dies aged 77 |
