| year |
Australian
sporting history on this day |
1890 |
First harness race meeting under
lights staged at Harold Park in Sydney (then known as Lillie
Bridge race course) |
1915 |
Fanny Durack
set a new world 100 metres swimming record for women when
she went 1 minute 16.2 seconds. |
1952 |
Richard Charlesworth
was born, Australian women Hockeyroos head coach when team
won gold at Olympics 1996, 2000 and at the 1998 Commonwealth
Games, Sport Australia Hall of Fame 1987, Australian Sports
Medal 2000, Federal Member for Perth (Labor Party) 1983 -
1993. |
1958 |
Simon Baker,
long distance walker, was born. |
1970 |
Mark Hutton,
Australian baseball pitcher, was born - played in USA major
leagues, member of Australia national baseball team in 2000
Summer Olympics. |
1983 |
Jamie Whincup,
Australian racing driver, was born - V8 Supercars champion
2008, '09, '11, Bathurst 1000 winner 2006, '07, '08. |
1996 |
Ultra distance
swimmer Tammy Van Wisse became the first person to swim Bass
Strait from King Island to mainland Victoria. |
2005 |
Jockey Marc Ball rode 5 winners
at a meeting at the Launceston
racecourse |
