year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1908 |
Eastern
Suburbs Rugby League Club formed |
1981 |
Kim
Hughes scored 213 against India in a Test match, overtaking
Greg Chappell's record of 204 against India. |
1981 |
At Caulfield races the tirfecta
on the Forrest Handicap with Sky Castle (4/1), Hyabusa (125/1)
and In Light (33/1) paid $151,704 |
1990 |
The
Victorian Football League changed its name to the Australian
Football League. |
1993 |
Runner
Steve Monaghetti set a new world record for the half marathon
in Tokyo running 1 hour and 6 seconds. |