year |
Australian
sporting history on this day |
1893 |
AFL
footballer Roy Cazaly was born (as in the song "Up There
Cazaly"). |
1923 |
Swimmer
'Boy' Charlton broke the world record for half a mile by 19
seconds, going 11 minutes 5.2 seconds. |
1933 |
The
third, and most controversial, Test of the "Bodyline"
series commences in Adelaide. |
2002 |
Tony
David became the first Australian to win the World Professional
Darts Champion defeating Englishman Mervyn King 6-4. |
2015 |
Racehorse Super Cool who won the
2013 Australian Cup died. |