| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1897 |
Charles
Kingsford-Smith, Australian aviator, was born. |
| 1955 |
Jockey Jack Thompson
rode 5 winners on the card at the Canterbury
racecourse |
1959 |
The
Australian Polo Team defeated the Manila Polo Club in a match
in Manila. |
1970 |
Glen McGrath, test cricket player, born |
1975 |
Billy
Edwards won the Lavington Gift in Victoria. |
1991 |
Jockey Bill Aspros "rode
the card" when he rode all 6 winners at a meeting in Wellington,
NSW |
| 2000 |
Jockey Damien Oliver
rode 5 winners on the card at the Sale
racecourse |
