year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1908 |
Australia won
the Davis Cup in tennis in Melbourne, Victoria. |
1946 |
Norman Von Nida
defeated Ossie Pickworth to win the New South Wales PGA tournament. |
1987 |
Golfer Greg
Norman won his third Australian Open by 10 shots. |
1988 |
Phillip Hughes, test cricket player
- batsman, born, He died afdter being struck by a bouncer on
November 27, 2014. |
1995 |
Pole vaulter
Emma Webb broke the world pole vaulting record for women at
Olympic Park in Melbourne jumping 4.25 metres. |