Today in Sydney History
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 48 of 48
1788-01-28 - Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW
1788-07-26 - Sydney, Australia settled by British colonists
1813-05-11 - In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
1835-12-30 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney
1836-01-12 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia
1852-10-11 - The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
1857-01-15 - 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain
1866-11-10 - Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada
1874-09-01 - Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia
1879-09-23 - Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia
1879-09-28 - Sydney Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route
1882-02-17 - 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground
1883-01-30 - England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test
1899-02-02 - The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.
1909-08-01 - British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed
1918-11-10 - The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, NS received a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa, ON and Washington, DC) that said on November 11, 1918 all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
1920-10-30 - The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
1932-03-19 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1939-01-01 - Sydney, Australia, swelters in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat, a record for the city.
1951-12-27 - 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)
1954-12-28 - 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
1964-04-03 - Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts
1973-10-20 - Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
1975-01-19 - Triple J begins broadcasting in Sydney, Australia.
1976-12-13 - Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to SF 13h14m)
1984-02-14 - Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia
1987-11-27 - "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney
1988-01-26 - Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor
1988-02-02 - David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* v England at Sydney
1988-06-05 - Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone
1989-01-26 - Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia v West Indies, Sydney
1990-07-01 - 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo
1992-01-02 - Test debut of Shane Warne, v India at Sydney
1992-01-03 - Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129* v India at Sydney
1993-10-06 - Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time
1994-01-07 - South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs
1994-05-14 - Mayflower Madame Sydney Biddle Barrows (42) weds Darnay Hoffman (46)
1995-10-03 - 1st 1st-class match at Hurstville Oval, Sydney (NSW v W Prov)
1997-01-11 - Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis Intl
1999-04-14 - A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$1.7 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
2000-09-15 - Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
2000-10-01 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, the chairman of the IOC declares Sydney the "best Olympic Games ever"
2000-10-01 - Closing ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
2000-10-01 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
2005-12-11 - Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese (and many who were not) in Cronulla Sydney. These are followed up by ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
2006-01-01 - Sydney, Australia swelters through its hottest New Years Day on record. The thermometre peaked at 45 degrees celsius, sparking bushfires and power outages.
2007-03-31 - In Sydney, Australia, 2.2 million people take part in the first Earth Hour.
2007-10-25 - The first Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ 380, flying scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
Famous Birthdays
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1888-07-06 - Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid)
1890-07-28 - Marie Lohr, Sydney Australia, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel)
1893-04-01 - Cicely Courtneidge, Sydney Australia, actress (Double Exposure)
1893-09-18 - Arthur Benjamin, Sydney Australia, composer (Jamaican Rumba)
1895-09-29 - Louise Granville, Sydney Australia, entertainer
1898-12-01 - Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker)
1900-02-21 - Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor (Miss Jones & Son)
1904-02-10 - John Farrow, Sydney Aust, director/actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island)
1909-01-29 - Alan Marshal, Sydney Aust, actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia)
1918-04-09 - Jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)
1918-10-08 - Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)
1920-03-16 - Leo McKern, Sydney Aust, actor (Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared)
1923-01-29 - Paddy Chayevsky, [Sydney], US, dramatist (Marty, Hospital)
1926-11-07 - Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera)
1929-01-11 - Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor (Bearcats, Time Machine)
1930-09-29 - Richard Bonynge, Sydney Australia, conductor (Aust Orch Sydney-1976)
1934-03-08 - Ron Taylor, Sydney Australia, cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals)
1934-11-02 - Ken Rosewall, Sydney Australia, tennis star (US Open 1956)
1935-09-28 - Bruce Crampton, Sydney Australia, PGA golfer (1961 Milwaukee Open)
1940-08-31 - Jack Thompson, [John Pain], Sydney Australia, actor (Breaker Morant)
1943-08-07 - Lana Cantrell, Sydney, Australia, singer (Those Were the Days)
1944-06-30 - Glenn Shorrock, Sydney Australia, rock vocalist (Little River Band)
1944-08-21 - Peter Weir, Sydney Aust, director/writer (Witness, Dead Poets Society)
1945-06-12 - Terry Anderson, Sydney NSW Aust, US rapid fire pistol (Olympic-80, 96)
1947-06-23 - Bryan Brown, Sydney, actor (F/X, Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan)
1949-12-14 - Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell)
1951-05-18 - Rodger Davis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1951-12-22 - Jan Stephenson, Sydney Australia, golfer (LPGA Rookie of Year-1974)
1953-05-24 - Nell Campbell, [Laura], Sydney Australia, actress (Rocky Horror)
1957-06-22 - Garry Beers, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt)
1958-07-04 - Kirk Pengilly, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt)
1959-01-08 - Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1959-10-07 - Penny Graeber, Sydney Australia, golfer (1990 6th Vic Open)
1960-04-23 - Valerie Bertinelli, Del, (1 Day at a Time, Sydney); Ms Eddie Van Halen
1961-10-24 - Russell Swanson, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1962-03-13 - Liane Tooth, Sydney NSW Australia, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
1962-09-17 - Wayne Riley, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1962-11-01 - Robert Willis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1963-02-04 - Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer (1992 Australian Amateur Champ)
1964-03-22 - Jeffrey Wagner, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1964-03-29 - Elle MacPherson, Sydney Austrailia, model (SI)/actress (Sirens)
1964-08-01 - Andrew Wilson, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-16-92, 96)
1965-07-04 - Shelley Oates, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1965-10-18 - Fayette Purser, Sydney Australia, golfer (NSW State Rep 1987-88)
1965-11-28 - David Ecob, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1967-12-28 - Paul Lynch, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1968-01-09 - Mardi Lunn, Liverpool Sydney Australia, golfer (1991 Thailand Open)
1968-04-14 - Andrew Trim, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1968-07-26 - Laura Leighton, Iowa City IA, actress (Sydney-Melrose Place)
1968-12-16 - Wendy Doolan, Sydney Australia, LPGA golfer (1991 Brit Amat Champ-2nd)
1969-01-31 - Mathew Pallister, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1969-03-14 - Laura Leighton, actress (Sydney-Melrose Place, Other Woman)
1969-10-04 - Lucas Parsons, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1969-12-18 - Joanne Mills, Sydney Aust, golfer (T25 Holden 1994 Women's Aust Open)
1970-03-03 - Kristine Radford, Sydney Australia, tennis star (1996 ITF/Lyneham)
1970-07-08 - Lisa Powell, Sydney NSW Australia, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
1970-10-07 - Daniel Collins, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1971-03-26 - Rennae Stubbs, Sydney Australia, tennis star
1971-04-02 - Todd Woodbridge, Sydney Australia, tennis star ('95 doubles Wimbledon)
1971-06-13 - Broderick nonuplets, Sydney Australia
1971-08-07 - Sydney Penny, actress (Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children)
1971-08-12 - Jim Walker, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1972-11-08 - Chris Fydler, Sydney NSW NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973-05-29 - Emma Johnson, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973-06-21 - Alyson Annan, Sydney NSW Aust, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
1973-11-15 - Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
1975-02-21 - Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
1975-12-03 - Nadine Neumann, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1976-02-02 - Steven Dewick, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1976-05-17 - Anna Windsor, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1976-10-24 - Yanda Nossiter, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1977-01-06 - Stacey Gartrell, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1977-05-06 - Trent Steed, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 5 of 5
1947-10-13 - Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies
1979-11-08 - Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63
1983-05-25 - Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76
1994-03-08 - John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55
2008-05-26 - Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
