Today in Adelaide History
Historical Events
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1836-07-27 - Adelaide, South Australia founded
1838-01-01 - 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide
1884-12-12 - 1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval
1908-01-14 - Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut v Eng Adelaide (116)
1911-01-13 - South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
1929-02-04 - Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut v England at Adelaide
1930-12-12 - Start of the 1st Australia v West Indies Test (at Adelaide)
1930-12-25 - Slinger Nitschke scores 142 SA v Qld at Adelaide before 5,422
1931-12-25 - Albert Lonergan scores 137 SA v Qld at Adelaide before 5,697
1932-01-29 - Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide
1932-01-30 - Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval
1933-01-16 - Bert Oldfield flattened by Larwood delivery in Adelaide Test
1948-01-23 - Test debut of Neil Harvey, v India at Adelaide
1951-12-22 - Australia cricket all out 82 v West Indies at Adelaide
1951-12-25 - 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Aust v WI at Adelaide
1956-12-27 - 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
1959-01-30 - Australia 1-200 1st day 4th Test v England, Adelaide Oval
1959-02-05 - Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide
1961-01-30 - Lance Gibbs takes hat-trick (Mackay, Grout, Misson) at Adelaide
1961-01-31 - Kanhai completes twin tons (117 & 115) v Aust at Adelaide
1963-12-29 - 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
1964-01-27 - Barlow & Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval
1966-01-26 - The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
1966-01-29 - Lawry & Simpson complete 244 opening stand v England, Adelaide
1968-12-28 - 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
1971-01-29 - Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide
1976-01-23 - Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide
1978-02-03 - India needing 493 to beat Australia at Adelaide, all out 445
1981-01-24 - Kim Hughes scores 213 v India at Adelaide
1981-01-26 - Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 v Australia at Adelaide Oval
1984-12-07 - Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)
1985-12-13 - David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide
1986-01-04 - David Boon's second Test century, 131 v India at Adelaide
1986-12-12 - David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 v England at Adelaide
1989-02-04 - Dean Jones scores 216 v WI at the Adelaide Oval
1990-01-19 - Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, v Australia at Adelaide
1990-01-22 - Wasim Akram scores Test century (123) at Adelaide
1990-01-23 - Dean Jones scores twin Test tons v Pakistan at Adelaide Oval
1991-01-01 - Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide
1991-01-25 - Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, v England Adelaide
1991-01-28 - Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide
1992-01-28 - Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 v India at Adelaide
1993-01-26 - West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide
1995-01-29 - Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide
Famous Birthdays
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1882-03-23 - C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia
1898-02-10 - Judith Anderson, Adelaide Aust, actress (Laura, Rebecca, Tycoon)
1926-12-01 - Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)
1947-05-15 - Graham Goble, Adelaide,Australia, rock guitarist (Little River Band)
1951-12-18 - Andrew S Thomas, Adelaide Australia, PhD/astronaut (STS 77, STS 89/91)
1957-11-05 - David Moyse, Adelaide Australia, rock vocalist (Air Supply)
1958-11-03 - Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer (1983 Victorian Amateur Champ)
1964-04-09 - Shane Robinson, Adelaide SA, Australasia golfer
1964-11-04 - Fiona Pike, Adelaide Australia, golfer (S Aust State champ 1993/94)
1965-09-23 - Mark Woodforde, Adelaide Australia, tennis star (1993 Wimbledon mixed)
1965-12-14 - Christine Burton, Adelaide Aust, golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open)
1967-09-30 - Nadine Handford, Adelaide Aust, golfer (1993 T77 Alpine Aust Ladies)
1968-09-27 - Mark Bradtke, Adelaide SA Aus, basketball center (Olympics-88, 92, 96)
1969-05-31 - Juliet Haslam, Adelaide SA Australia, field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
1970-02-06 - Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1971-04-24 - Phil Rogers, Adelaide SA Aust, 100m breaststroker (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
1972-05-25 - Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)
1973-04-17 - Brett Maher, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball guard (Olympics-96)
1977-02-20 - Sarah Ryan, Adelaide SA Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
