| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1884 |
Alfred
Edward became the first to ride a bicycle from Sydney to Melbourne
in 77and a half hours. |
1920 |
Vic
Patrick, boxer, was born. |
1952 |
Ric
Charlesworth, hockey player / W A ex-politician, was born. |
1955 |
Barry Michael, Australian World
Junior Lightweight Boxing Champion, born in UK |
1959 |
The
Prince Alfred Park Ice Skating Rink opened in Sydney - the
first outdoor skating rink in the Southern Hemisphere. |
1961 |
Kerry
Saxby, long distance walker, was born. |
1965 |
Cricketing twins, Steve and Mark Waugh, test
cricket players, born |
| 1982 |
Melbourne Cup winning racehorse
Black
Knight had his first race start at Werribee running
9th in the 2YO Handicap over 1000 metres behind Beau Radiant
and started at 20/1. |
| 2002 |
Jockey Matthew Pumpa
rode 5 winners on the card at the Mildura
racecourse |
