| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1849 |
Mike Madden
was defeated by Bill Hayes in a match in Kent, U.K., in a match
that lasted 186 rounds |
1931 |
Sports journalist Jim Anderson
(Courier-Mail) born in Brisbane |
1964 |
Donald
Campbell sets the land speed record of 648.6 kmp on Lake Eyre. |
1967 |
Peter
Lonard, golfer, was born in Sydney, New South Wales. |
1983 |
Ryan
Guettler, professional Australian BMX rider, was born. |
1987 |
Darius
Boyd, Australian rugby player, was born; won the Clive Churchill
Medal at the 2010 Grand Final. |
1994 |
Brazil
won a record fourth World Cup in soccer defeating Italy 3-2
on penalty kicks |
1997 |
Ian Baker-Finch
annouced his retirement from competitin golf after a loss of
form |
| 2010 |
Jockey Blake Spriggs
rode 5 winners on the card at the Rosehill
racecourse - an apprentice at the
time |
2013 |
Queensland
won its eighth State Of Origin rugby league series in a rwo
when it defeated New South Wales 12-10 |
