year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1884 |
|
1886 |
The
first ever bike carnival under lights in Australia was held
at the Sydney Cricket Ground. |
1895 |
The
first intercolonial 22 footers champion boat race was held
on Sydney Harbour. |
1929 |
Champion jockey Jim Johnson, won
the Melbourne
Cup on Rain
Lover, born Adelaide |
1953 |
Stan Aitken, jockey, born Penguin,
Tasmania - won Cox
Plate on Taj
Rossi in 1973 |
1957 |
Jockey George Moore
rode 5 winners on the card at the Randwick
racecourse |
1975 |
Natalie
Cook, beach volley ball player, was born. |
1982 |
Jockey Michael Rodd was born.
Won the 2007 Melbourne
Cup on Efficient
and 2008 Cox
Plate on Maldivian.
|
2004 |
David
Hookes, cricketer, died aged 48. |