| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1893 |
The
Sydney Golf Club was formed. |
1936 |
The 11th
Olympic Games opened in Berlin by Adolph Hitler |
1972 |
The
first meeting to go all metric distances took place at Canterbury
Racecourse in Sydney. |
1973 |
Susie
O'Neill, swimmer, was born. |
1989 |
Australian
cricket team captained by Allan Border wins the Ashes in the
fourth test at Old Trafford. It was the first time since 1934
that Australia had won the Ashes back on English soil. |
