| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1902 |
The
Australian rifle shooting team won the Mackinnon Cup at Bisley
in England. |
1925 |
Shirley
Strickland, Australian runner and Olympian, was born. She
died on 17 February 2004 aged 78. |
1949 |
Dennis
Lillee, cricketer and fast bowler, was born. |
1972 |
Jumps
jockey Ted Byrne was killed in a car crash near Sunbury in
Victoria. He had won more than 500 jumps races. |
1981 |
There was a no race at Caulfield
declared when it was found that the false rail had been left
up at the 800 metre mark |
1983 |
Jockey J Kinnimont "rode
the card" when he rode all 7 winners at a meeting in Laverton,
West Australia |
1993 |
Greg
Norman won his 2nd British Open Golf Championship. |
2003 |
Australia started playing its
first ever Test cricket match against Bangladesh |
2005 |
Australia
loses a David Cup clash with Argentina in Sydney. |
2005 |
Cyclist
and rower Amy Gillett (nee Safe) died aged 29 during a cycling
race in Germany. |
2013 |
Forumla
1 chief Bernie Ecclestone charged in Germany with bribery |
